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A massive landslide struck National Highway 5 in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district around Wednesday afternoon. Many people and vehicles were buried under the rubble. Rescue operations were soon lodged. A Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus carrying over 40 passengers are buried under the debris. The HRTC bus was on its way from Reckong Peo to Haridwar via Shimla when it was hit by boulders.
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#WATCH | ITBP personnel rescue a man trapped in the debris of a landslide on Reckong Peo-Shimla Highway in Nugulsari area of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
As per the state govt’s latest information, nine people have been rescued & one person has died. Search operation is underway pic.twitter.com/NZ46tpg1Se
— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2021
The DC told PTI that 14 bodies have been recovered so far. Thirteen people were rescued with injuries on Wednesday, while several others were still feared buried under the debris. However, the exact number was not known. A Tata Sumo was also located under the debris and eight persons were found dead in it.
#UPDATE: ITBP has started their rescue operation at 4 am and found a body at around 5.25 am today.
ITBP official from the ground zero explaining about the current situation and incident. #kinnaurlandslide @IndianExpress https://t.co/tIEmxk2mrz pic.twitter.com/3owy1BcWo9— Mahender Singh Manral (@mahendermanral) August 12, 2021
The Kinnaur deputy commissioner said that the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and local rescue teams have been called in for the rescue work. Sadiq also said shooting stones are still falling which is creating problems in carrying out the rescue operation.
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