Himachal Pradesh landslide: Rescue operations resume, death toll increases to 46
The state transport minister, G S Bali, in a Facebook post on Sunday said that the death toll may reach 50.
- Aug 14, 2017,
- Updated Aug 14, 2017 2:41 PM IST
The rescue operations have resumed today morning in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh where at least 46 bodies were recovered following a landslide. The number of people killed due to the unfortunate incident could rise over 50. Passengers were travelling in the two buses hit by the landslide, triggered by a cloud burst, at Kotpuri near Padhar on the Mandi-Pathankot national highway, officials said. A massive landslide struck two moving Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) buses at Kotrupi on the Pathakot-Mandi-Manali-Leh National Highway in the wee hours on Sunday. The state transport minister, G S Bali, in a Facebook post on Sunday said that the death toll may reach 50. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh also left from Shimla to reach Mandi to take stock of the rescue operations.
The rescue operations have resumed today morning in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh where at least 46 bodies were recovered following a landslide. The number of people killed due to the unfortunate incident could rise over 50. Passengers were travelling in the two buses hit by the landslide, triggered by a cloud burst, at Kotpuri near Padhar on the Mandi-Pathankot national highway, officials said. A massive landslide struck two moving Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) buses at Kotrupi on the Pathakot-Mandi-Manali-Leh National Highway in the wee hours on Sunday. The state transport minister, G S Bali, in a Facebook post on Sunday said that the death toll may reach 50. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh also left from Shimla to reach Mandi to take stock of the rescue operations.