Lack of proper safety measures cost the lives of the two labourers

Tragedy struck a construction site at Bokmagre in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, on Thursday morning when a sudden mudslide buried five labourers working at the location. The incident occurred at around 9:25 AM, leaving two workers dead and three others seriously injured.

According to the FIR filed by the relatives of the victims, the labourers were engaged in routine construction work when a mass of mud and soil collapsed onto them, trapping all five.

Two Workers Lose Their Lives

One of the labourers, Shahijol Hoque from Mankachar, Assam, died on the spot before rescue teams could reach him.

Another worker, Zinarul Islam, also a resident of Mankachar, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital around 12:00 noon the same d

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