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Five bodies recovered from landslide site in Odisha
Rescue teams used controlled explosions to clear boulders as search crews recovered five bodies, raising the death toll to seven, officials said.
- Disaster response teams recovered five bodies on Thursday at Gidipabali in Odisha, bringing the death toll to seven after six days of intensive search operations following the landslide.
- The landslide, believed to have occurred on October 28, 2026, resulted from heavy rains triggered by Cyclone Arnab; 13 residents escaped with minor injuries, though Ganjam district administration was informed only after two days.
- Six days of search operations involved personnel from the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force , National Disaster Response Force , Odisha Fire Service, and Special Operations Group . The absence of an access road hindered deployment of heavy machinery.
- Controlled explosions were carried out to remove massive boulders obstructing operations at Gidipabali. Fire Services Director General Sudhanshu Sarangi described the debris-clearing task as a "herculean challenge."
- Kandhamal Collector Vedbhusan confirmed the five victims were a couple and their three children, residents of Gidipabali. Government sources indicated rescue operations would continue to ensure no one remains trapped beneath debris.
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Odisha was hit by landslides during Cyclone Arnab. The bodies of five members of the same family were recovered from the debris.
Odisha landslide: Five more bodies recovered; toll rises to seven
Rescue teams on Thursday recovered five more bodies from beneath the debris at Gidipabali village in Odisha’s Ganjam district, days after a massive landslide triggered by heavy rain from Cyclone Arnab buried homes in the hilltop settlement
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Odisha landslide: Five more bodies recovered after days of rescue operations
Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) After days of rescue operations, teams on Thursday recovered the bodies of five more persons from beneath the debris following a massive landslide at Gidipabali village in Odisha's Ganjam district last... - Social News XYZ
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