The death toll in the massive landslide at Toupul, in Noney district of Manipur, on Thursday has increased to 21 with the recovery of 13 more bodies, officials sources said.
Eleven bodies were found on Friday morning. Two more were recovered in the evening. Officials said 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 locate and retrieve missing bodies.
