Massive amounts of mud and rocks engulfed a railway construction site in Manipur state on Thursday, where reservists and civilians were working.
A landslide that hit northeast India on Thursday killed at least 37 people, while another 25 were still missing Sunday, three days after the disaster, according to the latest toll released by authorities.
Massive amounts of mud and rocks engulfed a railway construction site in Manipur state on Thursday, where reservists and civilians were working.
In the first hours following the disaster, rescue crews found 18 people alive.
Yesterday, Indian military spokesman Angom Bobin Singh said 28 people were still missing, before later announcing that three more bodies had been recovered.
The search operation has not been terminated, “despite the unfavorable meteorological conditions”, more specifically “the weather phenomena and the new landslides”, added the representative of the armed forces.
This remote and mountainous region of northeastern India has been battered in recent weeks by heavy rains that have caused landslides and floods.
Since the beginning of June, dozens of people have died due to floods that engulfed houses.
Northeast India’s road and rail infrastructure is considered inadequate, but in recent years the Narendra Modi government has embarked on several ambitious construction projects to bring it up to the level of development of neighboring China.
Experts point out that climate change is increasing extreme weather events in the world, including India. In the giant Asian country, moreover, the construction of dams, deforestation and various development projects contribute to the disasters.
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