30 feared dead as bus, other vehicles buried in Himachal landslide

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Two persons have died and around 30 people are feared buried after a landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur left many vehicles trapped under debris this afternoon.</p>
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The landslide took place on the Reckong Peo-Shimla Highway in Kinnaur at around 12:45 pm today. A bus of the Himachal road transport corporation, a truck and other vehicles were buried under the rocks and mud that hurtled down, an ITMP official tweeted. He also tweeted dome photos of the landslide.</p>
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Reports suggest the bus, travelling to Shimla, had 40 people on board. The local police said 25-30 people were trapped or buried. Ten people have been rescued including the driver, reports say.</p>
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A video showed boulders and rocks rolling down the hillside with a crashing sound and blocking the highway.</p>
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Teams of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were sent to the area for the rescue. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had also been called in.</p>
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"I've directed the police and the local administration to carry out rescue operations. NDRF has also been put on alert. We have received information that one bus and a car could have been hit. We are waiting for detailed information," Mr Thakur told reporters.</p>