Landslides claim 11 lives, including 2 expectant mothers, in Arunachal
Itanagar, May 31 -- In a tragic turn of events, two separate landslides triggered by relentless monsoon rains have claimed nine lives in Arunachal Pradesh.
The deadliest incident occurred on Friday night along National Highway-13 between Bana and Seppa in East Kameng district, where a vehicle carrying seven people was swept off the road by a massive landslide and plunged into a deep gorge.
All seven occupants - including two pregnant women and four children - died in the incident.
The deceased have been identified as Shankar alias Saju Budi Aka (35) and his wife Tasum Budi Aka (25), who was four months pregnant, Kachung Budi Aka (8), Nicha Budi Aka (4), Jajum Yame (33), who was seven months pregnant, Tushum Yame (5), and Patiya Yame (7).
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