India News | .KISHTWAR/JAMMU NRG10 JK-LANDSLIDE Landslide Hits J-K's Kishtwar, One Killed
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Kishtwar/ One labourer was killed and another injured when a landslide struck a road construction site in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
Kishtwar/Jammu, Jul 25 (PTI) One labourer was killed and another injured when a landslide struck a road construction site in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
Abid Hussain (25) and Musharraf (23), both residents of Kuchal village, came under the landslide at Sumbal in the Chatroo area, they said.
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The officials said a rescue operation was launched immediately and the trapped labourers were retrieved and shifted to a hospital where Hussain was declared brought dead.
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