Four dead in Hry landslide

OPERATION WAS ON TO RESCUE MANY OTHER PEOPLE, HALF-ADOZEN DUMPER TRUCKS AND SOME MACHINES BURIED UNDER THE DEBRIS

BHIWANI: Four people have been killed and many others are feared trapped following a landslide at Dadam mining site in Haryana’s Bhiwani district on Saturday, said officials.

Police said around half-adozen dumper trucks and some machines were buried under the debris caused by the landslide which occurred around 9am in Tosham block.

Haryana home minister Anil Vij said several rescue teams have been pressed into service for the rescue work.

Vij gave information about the death toll in a tweet.

“I am deeply saddened over the incident that took place at the mining site in Bhiwani district of Haryana. The rescue operation is being run by the administration. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team from Ghaziabad, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) from Madhuban and an Army unit from Hisar have been called. So far four people have died,” Vij tweeted.

Earlier in the day, Bhiwani chief medical officer Raghuvir Shandilya said that Toofan Sharma (30), a native of Bihar and Binder (23), who hailed from Baganwala in Haryana’s Jind district, have died in the incident. Officials were trying to ascertain the identity of the rest of the deceased persons.

Deputy superintendent of police (Siwani) Manoj Kumar said four to five people may still be trapped under the debris.

Some locals, however, claimed that the number of those trapped could be more but there was no official confirmation on this.

Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said he was in constant touch with the district administration to ensure swift rescue