Rockslide kills at least 10 in Oman's mountainous northwest
Dubai, Mar 31: A rockslide that sent giant slabs of stone cascading into a quarry in the northwest of Oman earlier this week has killed at least 10 people, rescue services said on Thursday.
Oman's Ambulance Authority reported that rescuers were still searching for at least four other people known to be buried under the rubble of the quarry in Irbi, in Oman's mountainous north.
As workers retrieved bodies throughout the day, the death toll in the cliff collapse rose to 10, authorities said, without elaborating on the victims' nationalities.
The chunk of mountainside in the remote province of Al Dhahirah first started sliding downhill on Sunday, trapping workers in the quarry at the base of the ridge.
Such landslides are typically caused by the infiltration of groundwater, which sends the rain-loosened earth and rock roaring down.
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Man wanted in 2022 murder case in Bihar arrested from Maharashtra's Thane
Thane, Mar 26 (PTI): A man wanted in a 2022 murder case in Bihar's East Champaran district has been arrested from Thane in Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.
The accused, identified as Amarendra Kumar Ramnagina Singh, was absconding since 2022 and a non-bailable warrant had been issued against him by a court in Motihari. Based on inputs that he was hiding in the Mira Road area, a search operation was launched, Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar's Assistant Commissioner of Police Ganpat Pingle said.
Acting on specific information, the police traced the accused to a hotel in the Mira Road area here and arrested him on Monday, he said.
According to the Bihar police, the case pertains to a murder that took place in Dhanauji village on May 4, 2022, involving multiple accused.
A case had been registered at Pakaridayal police station there against 12 persons, including Singh, on charges of murder, attempt to murder and rioting. A charge sheet has already been filed in the case, an official from Pakaridayal police station said over the phone.
The accused has been handed over to the Bihar police for further legal action, officials said.
