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The decease toll successful the explosion successful an amerciable ember excavation successful Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills mounted to 25 connected Friday pursuing the betterment of 7 much bodies, Director General of Police I Nongrang said.
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The detonation occurred connected Thursday (February 5, 2026) astatine the excavation successful the Thangsku country of Umsngat village, prompting the authorities to statesman large-scale hunt and rescue operations involving aggregate agencies. Eighteen bodies had been recovered connected Thursday.
"So far, 7 further bodies person been recovered today, taking the full fig of deaths to 25. Out of these, 12 bodies person been identified," Ms. Nongrang told PTI.
Search operations are continuing astatine the tract arsenic teams of the State Disaster Response Force, Special Rescue Team and the National Disaster Response Force were pressed into service. Medical teams and ambulances person besides been deployed, officials said.
"The hunt cognition is inactive underway, and each efforts are being made to find retired immoderate remaining victims and implicit the recognition process astatine the earliest," the DGP said.
Officials said that the Army and the Air Force stay connected standby arsenic the territory medication and the State Disaster Management Authority proceed to show the concern closely.
