Watch: Massive landslide sweeps away portion of road in Himachal Pradesh
A massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur has blocked National Highway 707, news agency ANI reported on Friday. Dramatic visuals of the incident showed a big chunk of land breaking away from a hillside and collapsing into the gorge below. A portion of the road also gets swept away in the landslide. However, no causalities have been reported so far.
According to the tweet shared by Congress leader Srinivas BV, the incident took place near Badwas in Nahan.
Seven people in Udaipur sub-division of Lahaul and Spiti and two others in Chamba district’s Salooni have lost their lives in flash floods triggered by heavy rain since Tuesday. Two people were injured while seven are missing.
