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Itanagar, June 30 (PTI): The number of deaths caused by floods and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh this year rose to 18 as one more body was retrieved from under the debris in Papum Pare district, an official said on Thursday. The body of a 27-year-old woman, identified as Momita Chakma, was retrieved from under the debris at Chakma camp-1 in Balijan on Wednesday by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), District Disaster Management Officer Nima Tashi said. Five people have died due to floods and landslides in Papum Pare district adjoining Itanagar, and one in West Siang district in the last few days. Meanwhile, a search operation to locate two people who were swept away by floods in Huto village in Papum Pare district resumed on Thursday after being suspended on the previous day because of bad weather conditions, Tashi said. Incessant rain has battered the northeastern state for the last few days, triggering floods and landslides that have snapped connectivity and affected people. A