Guwahati, July 19: At least six people were feared killed in a landslide at Ganeshnagar area near Jyotinagar here today.
Police said the entire house of a person was razed to the ground after major part of the earth caved in following incessant rains since early this morning.
Six members of a family, living in the house, were trapped in the debris.
So far two bodies have been recovered.
However, Additional District Commissioner C K Bhuyan said the rampant encroachment in the city was responsible for the incident.
''The land belongs to the government and it has been illegally encroached,'' he told mediapersons.
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Police said the entire house of a person was razed to the ground after major part of the earth caved in following incessant rains since early this morning.
Six members of a family, living in the house, were trapped in the debris.
So far two bodies have been recovered.
However, Additional District Commissioner C K Bhuyan said the rampant encroachment in the city was responsible for the incident.
''The land belongs to the government and it has been illegally encroached,'' he told mediapersons.
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