
Five Army personnel are missing and four people have died after a flash flood and a landslide hit Arunachal Pradesh on Friday evening, officials said. In Dibang Valley district, two shelters of…
Five Army personnel are missing and four people have died after a flash flood and a landslide hit Arunachal Pradesh on Friday evening, officials said. In Dibang Valley district, two shelters of the 5th Grenadier at the Pasu Pani Army Camp were washed away. Seven soldiers were swept away; two were rescued and five remain missing, including Havaldar Upendar and personnel Kundan, Vinod, Aditya and Samunda.

In a separate incident, a landslide struck a road construction site at Keojaring-Byaching in Upper Subansiri district. Four workers, Tadu Baki, Taji Rai, Markosh Basumatari and Babul Ali, died. The body of Babul Ali has been recovered.
Rescue teams from the Army, ITBP, SDRF, police and local volunteers have been deployed at both sites. The search operation is ongoing with additional teams from Daporijo and Pasighat rushing to assist.

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