Rescuers Recover 26 Dead From Mudslide in India’s Northeast

Rescuers Recover 26 Dead From Mudslide in India’s Northeast
People walk past the site of a mudslide in Noney, northeastern Manipur state, India, on July 1, 2022. Agui Kamei/AP Photo
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GAUHATI, India—Fresh rain and falling boulders on Saturday hampered rescuers who have so far pulled out 26 bodies from the debris of a mudslide that wiped out a railroad construction site in India’s northeast, officials said.

Rescue work is expected to continue for a couple of days in rugged hilly terrain with little hope of finding survivors among 37 people still missing since Wednesday night.