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Landslide at Bhiwani mine leaves 4 dead, rescue ops to continue tonight

Four people were killed and around 15 to 20 others are feared trapped after a landslide at the Dadam mining zone in Haryana’s Bhiwani district on Saturday. So far, three people have been rescued while four bodies have been pulled out of the rubble. The wounded have been shifted to a hospital for treatment.About a dozen vehicles involved in mining work have been buried in the landslide. Rescue work is ongoing and police are at the spot.” A landslide at a mining site in Bhiwani occurred at around 9:30 am today. Adequate rescue measures were taken as soon as the administration received information.

Around 10-12 vehicles and 15-20 persons were trapped in the landslide. We’ve asked for NDRF teams, so the rescue operation will continue tonight,” Bhiwani Deputy Commissioner Rippudaman Singh Dhillon told reporters on Saturday evening.