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17 labourers killed in Arunachal Pradesh landslide
At least 17 labourers were killed in a massive landslide triggered by incessant rains which hit a labour camp in Arunachal Pradesh\'s Tawang on Friday morning.
​Guwahati: At least 17 labourers were killed in a massive landslide triggered by incessant rains which hit a labour camp in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Friday morning.
The incident took place at Famala area, four km away from Tawang at around 3 AM.
The labourers hailed from Assam, who engaged in a hotel construction at the area.
A local administration official said that, following incessant rains in past few days in Arunachal Pradesh and landslide incidents happened in many places.
"The labour camp hit by a massive landslide and the labourers buried by mud. Nine bodies have recovered so far and eight others are still missing, " the official said.
The labourers are hailed from Barpeta, Dhekiajuli, Balipara area of Assam.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath )
