Two die in landslide in Koraput

Bureau,Odishabarta

Koraput: Two persons died when a landslide hit a cave where they were taking shelter during heavy rainfall in Koraput district, police said on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Selum Dharua (50) and Trilochan Dharua (45) of Haladikunda village under Boipariguda block of the district.
The incident took place at a cave on the bank of Saberi river near Gupteswar.

The duo went to the forest for collecting minor forest produce and took shelter in the cave due to heavy rainfall. Police said when the duo was inside the cave, a large chunk of soil collapsed from the upper portion and fell on them. They were crushed to death.

On Wednesday morning, some locals, who had also gone to the cave for taking shelter, found the bodies buried under the debris. Immediately, they informed the locals and later police reached the spot and recovered the bodies. After conducting the post-mortem, the bodies were handed over to the family members, police said.

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