Guwahati, June 7 -- Intense search and rescue operations are currently underway in Guwahati's Rupnagar area, Assam, after a major landslide, triggered by continuous heavy rains, reduced two houses to rubble on Friday night, leaving one person trapped under the debris.

The incident occurred around 11:30 pm on Friday when a massive rock and mound of earth fell onto two houses.

Sources indicate that one person, identified as Maneshwar Rajbongshi (60), remains trapped under the debris. Rajbongshi was reportedly buried when he came to inquire about what had happened.

Following the landslide, the authorities swiftly deployed personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), SDRF, Fire services, and state police to the site.

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