Landslide buries three of family in Assam

Guwahati: Three members of a family, including two minor girls, were killed in a landslide triggered by incessant rains in Guwahati early on Wednesday, police said.

The incident took place at Dhirenpara locality in Guwahati.

The deceased were identified as Marzina Begum, 40, and her two daughters, 14-year-old Jesmin and seven-year-old Mainu, police said.

"The incident took place around 2.30 am when heavy mud fell down from the adjacent hills and pressed a portion of the house against the ground, where the three were sleeping," a police official said, adding the bodies have been recovered.

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