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Rains devastate Arunachal Pradesh; 5 jawans missing in flash flood, 4 dead in landslide
Samira Vishwas | August 16, 2026 4:24 PM CST

  • 5 jawans missing due to flash flood in Dibang Valley.
  • 4 killed in landslide in Lower Subansiri.
  • A joint search operation of the Army, ITBP, BRO and police is underway to trace the missing jawans.

In Arunachal Pradesh Heavy rains on Friday evening caused heavy loss of life and damage. Two army shelters were washed away in flash flood in Dibang Valley district. Five soldiers of the Indian Army have gone missing in this accident. On the other hand, in Lower Subansiri district, four people were killed in a massive landslide at a road cutting site.

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A massive landslide occurred on Friday evening at the Keojaring-Waching road cutting site in Lower Subansiri district. At this time, many workers and local citizens were buried under the debris. Tadu Baki, Taji Rai, Markosh Basumtari and Babul Ali have been confirmed dead in the accident. According to the District Disaster Management Officer, Babul Ali's body has been pulled out from the rubble.

Water in military camp

Two shelters of the 5th Grenadiers were swept away by flash floods following heavy rains at Pasu Pani Army Camp in Dibang Valley District. A total of seven jawans were washed away in the swift current of the flood. Two of the jawans have been rescued safely, five jawans, Havaldar Upender, Kundan, Vinod, Aditya and Samuda Hai are still missing.

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Quest on a war footing

Squads of 5th Grenadiers have been deployed to search for the missing soldiers. Also, a joint team of ITBP's 58th Battalion, Border Roads Organization (BRO) 62 RCC, Arunachal Pradesh Police and local volunteers is conducting a search operation.

(Disclaimer: This is an automated news feed of Navarashtra newspaper. It is not edited by navarashtra.com staff.)


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