Teams consisting of 477 personnel, who resumed the rescue operations at 4 am, proceeded with caution after new cracks appeared on site due to the early rainfall. As many as 37 heavy machineries, including five JCBs and 32 excavators, were engaged in the rescue operation on the third day.
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With eight more bodies being recovered on the third day of rescue operation, the death toll in the massive landslide at the Tupul Yard Railway construction camp near Makhuam (Marangching Part -5) in Noney District of Manipur mounted to 29 on Saturday, an official source said.
One night change the entire thing. Landslide Tupul, Noney district at Manipur. Before and after camp of TA 107 battalion (GR)🥹.
Before After pic.twitter.com/Y68g9EnqHV
— Neha Gurung🇮🇳 (@nehaGurung1692) July 2, 2022
According to a list of victims as at 3 pm of Saturday released by Noney Deputy Commissioner Haulianlal Guite, 34 persons including 12 soldiers of 107 TA COB are still missing. Among the eight bodies retrieved on Saturday, five were 107 TA COB soldiers, one Venkata Sai Construction workers and two unidentified persons.
Teams consisting of 477 personnel, who resumed the rescue operations at 4 am, proceeded with caution after new cracks appeared on site due to the early rainfall. As many as 37 heavy machineries, including five JCBs and 32 excavators, were engaged in the rescue operation on the third day.
Troops of Indian Army, Assam Rifles, NDRF and SDRF continuously engaged into rescue operations at landslide sites in Manipur #ManipurLandslide pic.twitter.com/LGGl1dgLsV
— Anish Singh (@anishsingh21) July 2, 2022