10 killed, 30 missing in second Himachal Pradesh landslide in a fortnight
SHIMALA/MANALI: A second major landslide in Himachal Pradesh in just over 15 days left 10 people dead, including a child and five women, and 13 others injured on Wednesday.
The massive landslide between Chaura and Nigulsari, along NH-5 in Kinnaur district, occurred at about 12.30 pm. The death toll is likely to increase as around 50 people were feared trapped under the debris and around 30 others are missing. On July 25, a mountain-slide near Batseri village, in Kinnaur, had killed nine people.
“Search and rescue operations have been initiated on a war-footing. A large number of casualties are expected. The landslide is still active, which has made operations very risky and difficult,” Bhawanagar SDM Manmohan Singh said. Kinnaur deputy commissioner Abid Hussain Sadiq said 15 persons had been rescued.
