Itanagar, March 16 Four labourers died and three others were injured on Monday after a wall collapsed during a landslide at Niti Vihar in Itanagar, police said.
The landslide, triggered by heavy rain, buried seven people working at the site under debris, Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) SP Jummar Basar said.
The incident occurred around 4 pm when the wall collapsed following continuous rainfall, causing mud and debris to slide down and trap the workers.
Rescue teams later managed to pull out the seven labourers from the debris, but four of them were declared dead by doctors, he said.
The three injured are undergoing treatment in hospital.
"The continuous rain made the mud dense and unstable, which made it difficult for rescue teams to determine the exact location of the trapped workers. Despite the challenges, the teams made every effort to recover them," Basar said.
The deceased have been identified as Choki Tasar (23), Godak Raja (30), Godak Tabin (35) and Ratan Barman (26).