Three people were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES) following a landslide which occurred on 20/11/2025 in the outskirts of Tura, at Danakgre. The incident occurred yesterday morning when 5 (Five) labourers were digging for foundation to construct retaining walls when suddenly the soil from above them collapsed, engulfing them completely.
According to Shri Peniwel T Sangma, Divisional Commandant of Home Guards, Tura Home Guards Division, the SDRF was activated at 9:30 AM when he received a call from District authority about the incident. The SDRF in a joint operation with the Fire & Emergency Services were able to rescue three labourers and extricate the body of one labourer.
He said that another labourer was already taken to hospital by the other labourers before SDRF and F&ES reached the spot. It was later learned that the victim succumbed to his injuries at Tura Civil Hospital.
