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The Hindu
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Iboyaima Laithangbam

Toll in Manipur landslide rises to 21

The death toll in the massive landslide at Tupul, in Noney district of Manipur, on Thursday has increased to 21, officials sources said.

13 bodies were recovered on Friday. Officials said that over 50 bodies are believed to be buried under the debris.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren, who visited the devastation site on Friday for the second time, said that a sophisticated machine would arrive shortly from Ladakh that would help retrieve missing bodies.

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