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Itanagar: A landslide crushed a construction site in Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh, killing two men. Heavy rains triggered the slide around 12.45 pm on Tuesday at Lohitpur.
Superintendent of Police Thutan Jamba confirmed the victims were Bipin Kumar, 33, and Rahul Kumar, 26. Both men called Bihar home. The rescue operation pulled four survivors from the mud. One worker remains in serious condition at Lohit Zonal General Hospital, while the status of the others is unclear.
Tezu Police Station registered a case of unnatural death. Officials are investigating the tragedy. "Following the landslide, police and rescue teams launched an operation and successfully pulled out four other labourers who had been trapped beneath the debris," Jamba said. Persistent rain continues to batter the region, causing widespread disruption.
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