Guwahati: At least five members of a family, including three minors, died on Wednesday in a landslide following incessant rain in Karimganj district of Assam, police said.
The incident took place at Gainachora village in Badarpur Police Station area, Karimganj SP Partha Protim Das said.
“Around 12:45 am, information was received about the landslide at a hillock in which a house was completely buried. The Officer-in-Charge of Badarpur Police Station, along with his staff and SDRF personnel, rushed to the spot," he told PTI.
The team immediately started the rescue operation, Das said.