Guwahati, May 31 -- A devastating landslide on Arunachal Pradesh's Bana-Seppa Road swept a vehicle into a deep gorge late Friday night, killing seven people, including two families and young children, according to sources.

Sources indicate that the tragic event occurred on the hazardous National Highway 13, which connects Bana and Seppa in East Kameng district.

The tragedy struck when the victims were traveling in a car when the massive landslide hit, plunging the vehicle into a deep gorge amidst relentless heavy rainfall that has been battering the region.

Sources confirmed the deceased as Sankar Aka (Sanju Badi), his wife Tasum Badi, and their young children, Kachung (5) and Nicha (2). Additionally, a pregnant woman and two children,...