| Staff REPORTER |
Itanagar, Mar 16: Four people were killed and three others injured after a landslide triggered the collapse of a protection wall at Niti Vihar here on Monday evening.
The deceased have been identified as Choki Tasar (23), Godak Raja (30), Godak Tabin (35) and Ratan Barman (26), police said.
According to the Officer-in-Charge of Niti Vihar Police Station, Takhe Tasso, the incident occurred at around 4 pm when seven construction workers were working at the site.
Following the incident, personnel from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), the Itanagar Capital Region district administration, and police rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.
The OC said the three injured workers were immediately rushed to Heema Hospital for treatment. Their identities were yet to be confirmed at the time of filing the report.
A PTI report adds: Four labourers died and three others were injured on Monday, after a wall collapsed during a landslide at Niti Vihar in Itanagar, police said.
The landslide, triggered by heavy rain, buried seven people working at the site under debris, Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) SP Jummar Basar said.
The incident occurred around 4 pm when the wall collapsed following continuous rainfall, causing mud and debris to slide down and trap the workers.
Rescue teams later managed to pull out the seven labourers from the debris, but four of them were declared dead by doctors, he said. The three injured are undergoing treatment in a hospital.
“Continuous rain made the mud dense and unstable, which made it difficult for rescue teams to determine the exact location of the trapped workers. Despite the challenges, the teams made every effort to recover them,” the SP said.