Death toll in Garo Hillls rises to 15

The deaths caused due to floods and landslides in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills and South Garo Hills districts has touched 15, per the Chief Minister Office.
According to the Meghalaya government, bodies of 6 members of a family out of 7 buried alive at Hatisia Somgma village under Gasuapara in South Garo Hills have been retrieved. Efforts were on since Friday to retrieve the bodies.
“The death toll from the landslides & floods in Garo Hills region have increased to 15,” the Chief Minister Office, Meghalaya said.
“The bodies of Bijoy S Sangma, a teacher by profession and his son, Wian Chigado Marak have been retrieved from Sonagre Village in Dimapara. Meghalaya Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma and MLAs Sengchim N Sangma and Kartush Marak visited the landslide area at Hatisia Songma to take stock of the situation,” the Chief Minister Office, Meghalaya said.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma held a review on Saturday on the ongoing flood situation in Garo Hills, which has affected all five districts, particularly South Garo Hills and West Garo Hills.