IMPHAL, 11 Jul: Three more bodies were found on Monday at the railway construction site in Manipur’s Noney district that was ravaged by a landslide on 30 June, officials said.
\nWith the recovery of these bodies, the toll in the landslide at the Tupul construction camp rose to 53, they said.
\nEight people are still missing, and search is on for them, they added.
\n“The rescue operation will continue till all the victims are found,” Disaster Management Minister Awangbow Newmai said.
\nIn the wake of the hardships being faced by the rescue personnel, a review meeting will be held to discuss providing additional forces for the operation, he said.
\nNoney’s Deputy Commissioner Haulianlal Guite said the identification of bodies is becoming increasingly difficult due to “tissue deterioration.”
\nFinding the missing bodies too has become difficult as the ability to trace decreases with depth, he said.
\nThe search operations start from 4 am every day and continue till 6 pm if the weather is favourable, officials said.
\nA massive landslide hit the railway construction site on the night of 30 June. Construction was underway in the area for the 110-km Jiribam to Imphal line under a project to connect the capitals of the eight northeastern states to the country’s railway network.
\nBodies of 29 Territorial Army personnel have been recovered so far. The other deceased persons were civilians, including railway employees, construction workers and villagers.
\nThe Territorial Army was deployed in the area to provide security for the railway construction work. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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