Itanagar, Jun 25 (PTI) Two persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, officials said.

A girl got buried in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Itanagar while a 30-year-old man drowned while fishing in Naharlagun's fast-flowing Pachin River, which swells after rain like other rivers in the mountainous state, they said.

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Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh for the kin of the girl.

He directed the officials concerned to continuously monitor the situation.

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The fresh deaths have taken the death toll due to rain-related incidents in the state this year to four.

Two persons had drowned in fast-flowing Lagun and Siang rivers in the state on June 11 and 13.

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