Two dead, dozens trapped after landslide in India's Himalayas - officials

Record ID: 1631915

  • Title: Two dead, dozens trapped after landslide in India's Himalayas - officials
  • Date: 11th August 2021
  • Summary: KINNAUR, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA (AUGUST 11, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) PEOPLE GATHERED NEAR LANDSLIDE SITE RESCUE OFFICIALS STANDING ON ROAD WITH BOULDERS AND DEBRIS ON IT RESCUERS REMOVING DEBRIS TO SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS
  • Embargoed: 25th August 2021 14:06
  • Keywords: Himalayas ITBP India Kinnaur Shimla accident disaster landslide rescue vehicles trapped
  • Location: KINNAUR, SHIMLA, HIMACHAL PRADESH/NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • City: KINNAUR, SHIMLA, HIMACHAL PRADESH/NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EPU3IVB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: QUALITY AS INCOMING
    Two people have died and at least 12 were injured after a landslide in the mountainous Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday (August 11) saw boulders tumbling onto a highway, hitting several vehicles, Indian officials said.
    There were reports of six vehicles - including a 32-seater bus - stuck under rocks and mud, according to a spokesman for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), an Indian paramilitary unit responsible for border security in the region.
    The landslide happened at 1245 (0715 GMT) local time, the ITBP wrote on Twitter.
    (Production: Dina Selim, Parul Gupta)
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