By PTI
SHIMLA: Over 40 persons are feared buried under the debris of a major landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district on Wednesday, Deputy Commissioner Abid Hussain Sadiq said.
Sadiq said that several vehicles, including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus carrying over 40 passengers, are buried under the debris.
The bus was on its way from Reckong Peo in Kinnaur to Shimla, he said.
The Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local rescue teams have been called in for the rescue work, the Kinnaur deputy commissioner said.
Sadiq also said shooting stones are still falling which is creating problems in carrying out the rescue operation.
Himachal Pradesh | A landslide occurred on the Reckong Peo-Shimla highway in Kinnaur district todayOne truck and one HRTC bus reportedly came under the rubble. Many people reported trapped. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) teams rushed for rescue: ITBP pic.twitter.com/GH4iAAsScX
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More details are awaited, he added.
