Philippine Daily Inquirer

Landslide kills 16 in India

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NEW DELHI—A huge landslide hit a camp for constructi­on workers in a remote part of northeast India on Friday, killing at least 16, police said. Heavy rains triggered the disaster in the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, which lies on the Tibetan border and is claimed in part by China. The workers, who were building a hotel, were asleep when the landslide hit their camp in Tawang district. “Sixteen bodies have been recovered by police and emergency workers. One more is feared trapped,” said Anto Alphonse, Tawang police chief.

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