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The number of casualties after the landslide in Manipur's Noney district rose to 20 on Friday, 1 July.
Meanwhile, 13 Territorial Army personnel and five civilians have been rescued so far, the Indian Army said.
"So far, 13 Territorial Army personnel and five civilians have been safely rescued, while mortal remains of 15 Territorial Army personnel and five civilians have been recovered. Search for 15 missing Territorial Army personnel and 29 civilians will continue unabated," news agency ANI reported the army as saying.
Earlier, Chief Minister N Biren Singh had said that the rescue operations were due to be completed within two or three days.
"We hope to complete the search and rescue operations within two to three days. The soil is so soft that hardly any movement is possible. Heavy rescue machinery cannot pass through," the chief minister was quoted as saying by NDTV.
Manipur CM Visits Site, Takes Stock of Ops
In light of the rescue operations, CM Singh also visited the site of the landslide.
The CM had announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for those injured on Thursday.
Earlier, the PRO of the defence wing in Imphal gave a statement saying, “10 columns have been pressed into the search operation. Synergised and joint operational task force is coordinating the efforts to remove the mud and boulders. A Thorough Wall Radar is also being inducted by air to detect the presence of personnel buried in the debris. A search and rescue dog has also been inducted," the Indian Express reported.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to indicated that one person from Morigaon, Assam, lost his life, five were undergoing treatment, and 16 were missing amid the disaster.
(With inputs from The Indian Express, NDTV and ANI.)
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