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20 killed in Manipur landslide

August 01, 2015 21:36 IST

Twenty people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy incessant rain at Zoumoal village in Manipur's Chandel district on Saturday, police said.

Superintendent of Police of Chandel district Herojit Singh said 20 people were killed in the landslide at the village under Khangbarol sub-division of the district.

The SP said that a police team has been sent to the spot which is located near Indo-Myanmar border.

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