Two Workers Dead, Three Injured in Construction-Site Landslide in Arunachal's Tirap
Officials attributed the collapse to earth cutting at the site, with the rescued workers moved to Dibrugarh for treatment.
Overview
- The landslide struck around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at a construction site in Lapnan Village, burying five labourers under debris.
- Assam Rifles, the CRPF and the SDRF mounted a joint operation that recovered three survivors and two bodies.
- The deceased were identified as Pangkai Sankioam, 25, and Jaong Pansa, 18, residents of Kamhua Noksa in Longding district.
- The injured — Panpho Pansa, Phongoi Pansa and Chingngam Pansa — were referred to Dibrugarh in neighboring Assam for medical care.
- Chief Minister Pema Khandu thanked rescuers and local villagers for their swift response and offered condolences to the victims' families.