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A landslide reported on Reckong Peo- Shimla Highway in Kinnaur District in Himachal Pradesh today at around 12.45 Hrs. One truck, a HRTC Bus and few vehicles reported came under the rubble. Many people reported trapped. ITBP teams rushed for rescue. 

landslide reported on Reckong Peo- Shimla Highway in Kinnaur District

landslide reported on Reckong Peo- Shimla Highway in Kinnaur District

landslide reported on Reckong Peo- Shimla Highway in Kinnaur District

Four vehicles, including a bus and a truck, are reported trapped in the rubble after a major landslide hit Reckong Peo-Shimla Highway near Nugulsari in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district. Personnel of ITBP units 43rd Battalion, 17th Battalion and 19th Battalion are at the landslide site. While some reported said that Reported one person loss life in this incident, while traffic was blocked on this road and nearly 40 people may be trapped, a source said that causalties are may be increase  . 

“We have directed police and local administration to carry out rescue operations. NDRF has also been put on alert. We have received information that one bus and a car could have been hit; awaiting detailed information,” Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur said.

In the past few weeks, heavy rains have caused landslides in several parts of Himachal Pradesh. A few days ago, in Sirmaur district an entire stretch of a 100m road was seen collapsing into the valley below. The horrifying video showed a large part of a hilltop collapsing as boulders and rocks roll downhill, taking with them a stretch of road and uprooting trees. A passenger bus can be seen saved by a whisker, at the edge of the road. The landslide has left two adjacent villages completely incommunicado.
 

A landslide reported on Reckong Peo- Shimla Highway in #Kinnaur District in Himachal Pradesh today at around 12.45 Hrs. One truck, a HRTC Bus and few vehicles reported came under the rubble. Many people reported trapped. ITBP teams rushed for rescue. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/ThLYsL2cZK

— ITBP (@ITBP_official) August 11, 2021