4 killed, 3 injured after landslide causes wall collapse in Arunachal Pradesh’s Itanagar

ITANAGAR: Four people were killed, and three others were injured after a landslide triggered the collapse of a protection wall in Itanagar officials said. The deceased were identified as Choki Tasar, Ratan Burman, Godak Raja, and Godak Tabin.

The incident took place at Niti Bihar area in Itanagar on Monday evening when seven people, including a few workers, were working at the site. Following the incident, the SDRF team, the police, district administration rushed to the spot and launched a search & rescue operation.

At least four labourers were unalive and three others injured after a wall collapsed during a landslide at Niti Vihar in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.#thesentinel #Itanagar #ArunachalPradesh pic.twitter.com/hWhTbOCfW5

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“The rescue team recovered four bodies from the site. Three injured persons were rushed to the hospital,” Jumar Basar, SP of Itanagar Capital, said over the phone. He further said that the injured persons are currently admitted at hospital. More details awaited. (ANI)