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Landslide kills one in Guwahati

By IANS,

Guwahati : One woman was feared dead while another person was seriously injured as incessant rains since Sunday triggered landslides Monday in Assam’s main city Guwahati.

The accident occurred at Sonaighuli locality under Kahilipara area of the city.

“Landslide caused a huge rock to fall down from the nearby hill on the house where Pinki Barman and her family had been living on rent. Her brother-in-law, Pratap, who was also inside the thatched house, luckily escaped, but he broke his leg,” police said.

Police are engaged in removing debris that crashed onto the house.

“The body of Pinki is still trapped under the rock. We are trying to remove the rock and only then can we recover the body.” said a police official.

On Friday last, according to police, three persons including two minors were killed after their home collapsed following a landslide at Lalunggaon area under Lokhra police station in Guwahati.