t least five people, including three members of a family, were killed and one villager went missing after landslides triggered by incessant rain occurred at three places in Tripura, police said on Tuesday.
The three members of a family died at Debipur in South Tripura district when their house collapsed due to a massive landslide on Monday night, Santirbazar Sub Divisional Magistrate Abhedananda Baidya told PTI over phone.
The deceased were identified as Trisankar Chakma, his wife Rajini and his daughter Binita.Mauai Reang, aged 52, was killed in a landslide in Gumati district's Karbook area on Monday, while another villager went missing, Additional District Magistrate (ADM) BB Das said.
A 14-year-old boy died when mounds of earth fell on his house in Champlai area in Khowai district on August 19, a police officer said.
Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday instructed the district administrations to take appropriate action to prioritise public safety and mitigate the impact of the natural calamity.
Many low-lying areas of the Santirbazar subdivision have been submerged due to heavy rain, Baidya said.