Reportedly, a landslide accident has been found in Kinnaur. As per the reports, 2 people died and 10 were rescued from the place. However, the currently available details saying at least 40 people have been trapped after a major landslide. In this accident, a bus has been struck in Himachal Pradesh. There were passengers who traveled from Kinnaur to Haridwar Himachal Pradesh. Let’s have complete information here.
The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus was carrying over 30 passengers and got buried under the debris along with other vehicles. Even some other vehicles who get feared from the accident have skidded off the road and fallen into the Sutlej River which is flowing below.
Kinnaur Landslide Updates
#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 tragic incident has made fear in remaining passengers. The rescue operation has started by the rescue team. So far the 10 persons have been rescued by the team. The remaining people will be rescued also and details will be updated here. There were dead bodies also found by the team. Currently, the operation is under process and doing by State Emergency Operations Centre. Personnel of ITBP units (43rd Battalion, 17th Battalion and 19th Battalion) are at the landslide site.
Two Dead, 10 Rescued, Shooting Stones
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Himachal Pradesh CM over the landslide incident. He shared condolence over the dead people and pray for the injured people as well. The remaining info will be updated later in few hours.
Besides this incident, there was another landslide that happened in the previous month. Possibly the today’s happened landslide may be due to the heavy rain in the previous some days. Make sure you have bookmarked the website to get the latest updates regarding the news.
