Earlier, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said that 317 houses had been completely destroyed and 757 damaged.
Due to heavy rains in Kandhamal, landslides in the hills are reported regularly. Many villages are affected by such landslides.
WATCH-Massive landslide in Uttarakhand NH-109 in Rudraprayag district
Rescue teams have recovered the dead bodies of 17 people and rescued 11 injured people from the scenes
Massive landslide in Himachal’s Kullu-Manali; 95 Corporators From Visakhapatnam Stuck
The deceased have been identified as Selum Dharua and Trilochan Dharua, both from Haladikunda village of Koraput district.
Landslide and uprooting of trees was reported at Rani Pathar Ghati on Phulbani-Boudh Road. Communication on the route was restored after NHAI officials cleared debris from the road. Watch this video.
Incessant rainfall has wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand. A shocking video has surfaced from Pithoragarh’s Dharchula wherein a biker narrowly escaped when a large rock piece fell on the road a second after he crossed the zone.
The highway is the lifeline of the Kashmir Valley and the main road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country.
Officials said that 13 injured Territorial Army soldiers and five civilians have been extricated even as rescue operations by the army.
Of the deceased, 10 are from the Territorial Army, officials said.
Assam Floods: 3 Dead, Over 25000 People Affected As Torrential Rains Cause Devastation
Although the residents had informed the local authorities about the problems those are likely to occur, before the beginning of the work, the officials allegedly lent a deaf ear to their complaints.
Gajapati: As many as 12 persons including five children lost their lives while four others went missing due to a landslide following incessant rain triggered by Cyclonic storm Titli in Barghara village under Gangabada panchayat under Rayagada block in Gajapati district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Dandapani Bhuyan, Sumitra Bhuyan, Somanath Kathren, Jagan […]
Jeypore: After 11 days of rescue work, body of one of the two labourers, trapped inside the stone quarry near Bariput since May 31, was found today. Soon after, families of both the missing men- Ghanashyam Guru and Sanjay Dash, were called to identify the body. The two laborers had got trapped after the hill […]
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