Nine feared dead as torrential rains trigger landslides in Nagaland town
KOHIMA, July 20 -- Nine people were feared dead and 12 others injured on Sunday following landslides in multiple locations in Nagaland's Mon town, officials said.
Deputy commissioner of Mon, Wennyei Konyak told HT that rescue teams have retrieved five bodies, while four others are still under the debris. At least 45 houses were destroyed by the landslides that occurred in multiple locations across the town between 6 am and 2 pm, he added. "We have recovered a total of five bodies so far- four by afternoon and one more this evening. Four are still missing, so our search and rescue teams are trying to locate them/ their remains," the deputy commissioner said.
"Mon town, as of now, is completely cut off. The roads leading to the district headq...
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