Landslide in northeastern India kills 16

TAWANG TOWN , India, April 22 (UPI) -- A landslide Friday in northeastern India's Arunachal Pradesh state killed at least 16 construction workers, official said.

Three workers survived with minor injuries, police said.

The landslide, provoked by heavy rains in the Tawang district of the Himalayan state adjacent to China, flattened a camp of sleeping construction workers who were building a resort hotel. The incident occurred in a popular tourist destination at an altitude of 9,800 hundred feet. The National Disaster Response Force was sent to the scene by the Indian government.

Landslides are common in India but typically occur during monsoon season, from June to September.