At least 46 killed in massive landslide in northern India

At least 46 were reportedly killed in a massive landslide in northern India, Sputnik reported.

The landslide in India's Himachal Pradesh state was triggered by heavy monsoon rains.

Moreover, many houses were washed away in the torrential rain that hit the region in the Himalayan foothills.

Indian police said earlier in the day more bodies of victims of the disaster may still be found in the debris.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already expressed his condolences to the victims of the landslide.

"Pained by the loss of lives due to landslide related accidents in (Himachal Pradesh's) Mandi district. My condolences with the families of the deceased." </s> Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condoled the deaths that occurred due to a landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district. A team of NDRF is going to Mandi to take part in rescue and relief operations and provide all possible assistance required, the PMO said. A number of people died after a massive landslide hit two buses of Himachal roadways on the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway. “Pained by the loss of lives due to landslide related accidents in HP’s Mandi district. My condolences with the families of the deceased,” Modi tweeted.

“I pray for the quick recovery of those injured in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh,” he added. Two Himachal roadway buses were hit by a massive landslide triggered by a cloudburst on the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway last night, leaving eight passengers dead while the fate of 22 others was not immediately known. </s> At least two people have been killed and four rescued from the debris after a landslide hit Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi on Sunday. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. The details of the victims and injured are awaited. Deputy Commissioner of Mandi, Sandeep Kadam confirms the death of two people and states “that three vehicles were stranded after the landslide. A bus had also rolled down to nearly 800 meters from the National Highway and four people have been rescued from the debris”. “The rain has hampered the rescue operation which is making it tough for the police and home guard,” Kadam added.

 Rescue operations are underway. </s> About 46 people have been killed and 10 missing on Sunday after a landslide that swept away several vehicles and stretch of a busy highway in Himachal Pradesh, Hindustan Times reports.

Mandi deputy commissioner, Sandeep Kadam said a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and army, in a rescue mission, dug through mounds of mud and stones to recover 46 bodies from the site.

The rescuers also pulled out five people alive from the rubble. They were rushed to the zonal hospital at Mandi with severe injuries.

Apart from the 200-metre stretch of the Mandi-Pathankot highway, the landslide that took place around 1.15am at Kotrupi village washed away two buses of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC), two cars and a motorcycle. Five houses were also damaged.

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi took to Twitter to condole the incident.

“Pained by the loss of lives due to landslide-related accidents in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district. My condolences with the families of the deceased,” Modi tweeted. </s> Heavy monsoon rains in northern India cause landslide that carried two buses off mountain in Himachal Pradesh.

At least six people were killed and dozens more were missing on Sunday after a massive landslide swept two buses off a hillside into a deep gorge in mountainous northern India.

The vehicles stopped for a tea break at midnight on Saturday in Himachal Pradesh state when tonnes of rock and mud swept away an entire stretch of highway roughly 200km from the state capital Shimla.

Six bodies were recovered so far but there were fears many more may have died, district official Sandeep Kadam said.

Rescue teams reached the scene but struggled in the dark and steep terrain with the army later joining the search.

"The other bus has been swept away, 800 metres down the steep hillside. We are not sure how many people were in this bus," Kadam told AFP news agency.

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Local media reported 30 people were feared dead in the disaster, while other reports suggested an even higher death toll.

Several houses were washed away in the torrential rain that hit the Mandi region in the Himalayan foothills.

Landslides are common in the area during the monsoon season, which runs from June through September.

The area around the village has been deforested extensively, increasing its vulnerability to landslides. Similar deforestation and environmental damage have caused floods and landslides in other parts of India. </s> 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. </s> At least 25 passengers were killed and 35 injured Thursday after their vehicle fell in a gorge in a mountainous region of India's northern Himachal Pradesh state, officials said

Shimla, India, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 20th Jun, 2019 ) :At least 25 passengers were killed and 35 injured Thursday after their vehicle fell in a gorge in a mountainous region of India 's northern Himachal Pradesh state, officials said.

The private bus was filled with more than 60 people, some of them sitting on the roof, when it plunged into a 150-metre (500-foot) deep gorge in Kullu district of the Himalayan state.

Kullu police chief Shalini Agnihotri told AFP that authorities launched a rescue operation immediatly and moved the injured to hospitals.

She said the toll could rise further. </s> At least 25 passengers were killed and 35 injured Thursday after their vehicle fell in a gorge in a mountainous region of India's northern Himachal Pradesh state, officials said.

The private bus was filled with more than 60 people, some of them sitting on the roof, when it plunged into a 150-metre (500-foot) deep gorge in Kullu district of the Himalayan state.

Kullu police chief Shalini Agnihotri told AFP that authorities launched a rescue operation immediately and moved the injured to hospitals.

She said the toll could rise further.

Local media showed the mangled remains of the bus near a stream at the bottom of the gorge as locals made human chains to help survivors cross it.

The Himalayan state is prone to deadly accidents owing to its rugged terrain, with speeding and over-crowding adding to the safety hazards.

At least 15 people were killed in April after their bus fell into a gorge in a nearby district.

In India an average of 150,000 people die in road accidents each year. </s> SHIMLA, India: At least 44 people were killed when a bus in India's mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh plunged into a gorge on Thursday (Jun 20), officials said.

Another 28 were undergoing treatment, many of them for critical injuries, after the private, overcrowded vehicle veered off the road and fell into a 150m gorge in Kullu district of the northern Himalayan state.

Officials had given an initial toll of at least 25 dead but later said 19 others succumbed to injuries.

Kullu police chief Shalini Agnihotri told AFP the injured were taken to the nearest hospitals where they died during treatment.

Many of the victims were women and children coming back from work and school, she said.

The bus was carrying more than 60 passengers, a large number of them on the roof, when it lost control at a sharp curve and rolled down the steep mountain before perching on the edge of a stream.

Pictures from the scene showed the mangled remains of the colourful bus on the rocky edge of the water as volunteers made human chains to help survivors cross it.

Agnihotri said an investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the crash.

The Himalayan state is prone to deadly accidents owing to its rugged terrain, with speeding and overcrowding adding to the safety hazards.

At least 15 people were killed in April after their bus fell into a gorge in a nearby district.

In India an average of 150,000 people die in road accidents each year.

A separate crash on Thursday left three children dead and four feared drowned after their van plunged into a canal in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

Another 22 people either swam to safety or were rescued by locals.
At least 44 are killed in a landslide on a highway in the northern India province of Himachal Pradesh.