SHILLONG, April 18: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Sunday recovered the body of Krejunlang Khongjirem, who was trapped under rubble of rocks and soil, following a landslip at Ryngngain in East Khasi Hills on Friday.
The body of another victim, Seiborlang Jaktung, was, on the other hand, retrieved on Saturday by the SDRF personnel with the help of locals.
According to a statement here, two teams of SDRF personnel were deployed for the operation at Ryngngain, who had worked in close cooperation with the local residents at Ryngngain to recover the bodies of the occupants.
“The SDRF were pressed into action following a call from District police on Friday evening about the landslip incident at Ryngngain. On reaching the spot they were informed that 9 (nine) occupants who were sitting on the passenger vehicle had sustained minor injuries and were taken to Pynursla PHC. However, another vehicle with two occupants inside was knocked down off the road and had fallen into a deep gorge. The recovery operation of the SDRF ended with the recovery of the second victim on Sunday,” the statement said.
