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Death toll in landslide incident in Manipur's Noney district increases to 34

<span style="color: #222222;">In Manipur, the death toll in the landslide incident in Noney district has increased to 34 as thirteen bodies were found today. The incident happened on Wednesday and more than eighty people including 43 personnel of the Territorial Army are suspected to be buried alive in the debris.<br />''<br />''More than 400 personnel of NDRF, SDRF, Police, Fire Service, Assam Rifles, Army, local volunteers and others have been engaged in the rescue operation. The rescue team has deployed sniffer dogs and Through-Wall Radar Camera in the operation.<br />''<br />''Minister of Water Resources, IPR & Parliamentary Affairs of Assam Pijush Hazarika visited the spot today. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is monitoring the rescue operation. Today is the third day of the rescue operation which began in the early morning of Thursday. Thirty-two excavators and other heavy machinery were in place to clear the debris.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, another major landslide was reported in Noney district today. The area is not far from the Makhuam Railways Construction Campsite where the landslide occurred on Wednesday.</span>

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