Kinnaur landslide: A major landslide occurred in the Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. According to PTI, several vehicles, including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus. Moreover, the bus was carrying over 40 passengers are feared to be buried under the debris.
Video: Landslide hits Himachal's Kinnaur district, over 40 persons feared buried under debris pic.twitter.com/vFgN1XTtez
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) August 11, 2021
The Indo-Tibet border police (ITBP), informed that the incident occurred at around 12:45 PM. It happened on the Reckong Peo-shimla highway in the Kinnaur district.
The wreckage of the Bus found early morning today.#kinnaurlandslide pic.twitter.com/b0y5CS8pHy
— ITBP (@ITBP_official) August 12, 2021
Though there is no exact number of the people who are trapped under the debris. However, speculations are that there may be more than 25 people trapped under the debris or feared dead.
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