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Manipur landslide: Weak soil, incessant rain, anthropogenic pressure to blame, say experts -Sobhapati Samom

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Seventy-nine people have been confirmed as victims while 47 bodies have been recovered from the accident site at Marangching village in Noney district

The disaster happened at Marangching village part 5 in Noney district, newly carved from Tamenglong. As of July 4 evening, 47 bodies out of the 79 confirmed victims were recovered while 18 injured persons were rescued and referred to hospitals for treatment.

Of the total bodies recovered, 28 are of Army personnel while 14 others including two Army personnel are still missing.

This reporter, along with two colleagues, trekked two kilometres of hilly terrain in the forest of Charoi Pandongba area in Noney district to reach the Ijai river bank.

About 500 National and State Disaster Response Force and Army personnel as well as local volunteers are engaged in search operations on the other bank since June 30, even as the river is full of debris.

“Body identification has become increasingly difficult due to tissue deterioration,” an official note highlighting the updated figure of the search on its fourth day, said. “Finding missing bodies is also increasingly difficult as our ability to trace those decreases with depth,” it added.

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