Rain fury: Five Army personnel missing in Arunachal Pradesh after flash flood, four killed following massive landslide

At least five Army personnel were reported missing in Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley district after heavy rainfall triggered a flash flood, while four others were killed after a massive landslide in Upper Subansiri district, officials said

At least five Army personnel were reported missing in Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley district after heavy rainfall triggered a flash flood, which washed away two shelters in the district, officials said on Saturday.

Separately, four people died in a massive landslide on a road construction site in Upper Subansiri district, news agency PTI reported. Citing the State Emergency Operations Centre in Itanagar, both incidents were reported on Friday evening.

The landslide occurred at a road-cutting site along the Keojaring-Byaching road in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri district. According to officials, while several people were buried under the debris, four people, who have been identified as Tadu Baki, Taji Rai, Markosh Basumatari and Babul Ali, were reported dead in the incident.

The district disaster management officer of the Upper Subansiri district said the authorities were able to recover the body of Babul Ali.

This is a developing story. More details awaited.

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