Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Five Army Personnel Missing, Four Dead in Arunachal Pradesh Rain
Big rains came to a place in India called Arunachal Pradesh.
The heavy rain caused flash floods, which are sudden floods that happen very quickly.
The floodwater washed away two shelters where soldiers were staying.
Seven soldiers went missing, but two were found and rescued.
That left five soldiers missing: Upendar, Kundan, Vinod, Aditya and Samunda.
In another part of Arunachal Pradesh, the rain caused a landslide, when rocks and mud slide down a hillside.
The landslide happened at a road construction site and sadly four people died.
Many rescue workers are searching for the missing soldiers.
Army teams, police officers, firefighters and local volunteers are all helping.
Everyone hopes the missing soldiers will be found safe.
Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley district, washing away two shelters of the 5th Grenadier at Pasu Pani Camp.
Seven Army personnel went missing in the flood; two were later rescued, leaving five missing: Upendar, Kundan, Vinod, Aditya and Samunda.
A separate landslide at the Keojaring-Byaching road cutting site in Upper Subansiri district killed four people: Tadu Baki, Taji Rai, Markosh Basumatari and Babul Ali.
Both incidents took place on Friday night, according to the State Emergency Operations Centre.
Rescue teams from the Army, ITBP, Arunachal Pradesh Police, State Disaster Response Force, General Reserve Engineer Force, fire services and local volunteers are conducting search operations.
- Who
- Five Indian Army personnel — Upendar, Kundan, Vinod, Aditya and Samunda — are missing; four people died in a separate landslide: Tadu Baki, Taji Rai, Markosh Basumatari and Babul Ali.
- What
- Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Dibang Valley district and a landslide in Upper Subansiri district. The flood washed away two 5th Grenadier shelters at Pasu Pani Camp, leaving five soldiers missing, while the landslide at a road construction site killed four people. Note: one report describes this as a single landslide event, while another reports two separate incidents.
- When
- Both incidents took place on Friday night, according to the State Emergency Operations Centre.
- Where
- Pasu Pani Camp in Dibang Valley district and the Keojaring-Byaching road cutting site in Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Heavy rainfall triggered the flash floods and the landslide, according to officials quoted by PTI.
- Event
- Flash floods and a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall
- Deaths
- 4 people (Tadu Baki, Taji Rai, Markosh Basumatari, Babul Ali)
- Missing
- 5 Army personnel (Upendar, Kundan, Vinod, Aditya, Samunda)
- Rescued
- 2 of 7 missing Army personnel
- Flood site
- Pasu Pani Camp, Dibang Valley district
- Landslide site
- Keojaring-Byaching road cutting site, Upper Subansiri district
- Timing
- Friday night
- Responders
- Army/5th Grenadier, ITBP, Arunachal Pradesh Police, SDRF, General Reserve Engineer Force, fire services, local volunteers
