Three BRO workers dead, 8 rescued,

Three BRO workers of the 19 who had gone missing from a road construction site in Huri in Kurung Kumey district have reportedly died, the Kurung Kumey district administration said, quoting rescued workers.

Eight workers have been rescued so far and they are reported to be in bad health.

Five labourers were airlifted on Saturday by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Huri to Naharlagun. They are admitted at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, Naharlagun.

The rescued workers are currently under close observation, informed TRIHMS Director Dr Moji Jini.

He said that, out of the five, the oldest one is reported to be in a “drowsy condition” and the rest are suffering from slight dehydration.

Three workers who are also in a serious condition could not be airlifted on Saturday. They are suffering from serious health condition and have been taken to the district hospital in Koloriang, according to the district administration.

Eight workers were rescued from the forest near the Furak river in between Huri and Furak, Kurung Kumey DC Nighee Bengia said.

Four were rescued on Friday evening, while four others were rescued on Saturday.