Kohima, Sept 5: Six bodies have been retrieved on Wednesday afternoon from the debris of a massive landslide that occured on Tuesday night in Pherima along NH-29 between capital Kohima and Dimapur.
The dead bodies were retrieved by SDRF after several hours of search operation.
Among the deceased were one Khriesangulie (46 years) and his mother-in-law Anhieü (60 years) who were travelling with their family members and had stopped to eat at a roadside eatery when the landslide occurred.
According to officials, the other deceased were identified as Samir Dutta (45), Daju (60) and Vijay (28-30), all residents of Pherima, and one Sopon Biswas (50), reportedly from Tripura.
At least five persons were reported to have sustained injuries from the incident.
Officials said road clearing works are in progress but the national highway is now completely cut off for vehicular movement.
The NH-29 is a major lifeline to several districts of the state as well as the neighbouring Manipur state. Most of the stranded vehicles particularly goods carrying trucks were bound for Manipur.
It has also been learnt that a huge portion of the same highway collapsed into the nearby Chathe river in New Chümoukedima (also called Paglapahar) on Tuesday evening.
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