Rengkai: Landslide struck Taithu village in Churachandpur district of Manipur at around 3.00 AM on Thursday morning and sources said at least 22 people were inside the two houses that were completely destroyed. The village lies in a landslide-prone area and has witnessed several land slips in the past.
As rescue operation could not be launched by district officials, villagers under the leadership of Hmar Youth Association and village elders were forced to work under darkness.
Earlier, sources said that at least 22 people were missing in the disaster, but by 4.15 AM village elders who took a roll call said: “Luckily, no one was hurt in the incident. But the houses of Pu Remvel and Pu Rama were completely destroyed.”
Later, it was learnt that some of the youths were still awake when the landslide struck and they managed to alert their friends. “All of them somehow jumped out safely…some through the windows…some through the doors,” the source said.
It may be noted that Pu Remvel’s son Buonthasang had drown last Sunday and the youths were in the house as it is a local tradition to sleep at a dead man’s family house for some weeks.
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