: Kinnaur landslide: Toll rises to 14, several still feared to be trapped under debris #IndiaNEWS The toll from the landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district rose to 14 on Thursday as four more

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Kinnaur landslide: Toll rises to 14, several still feared to be trapped under debris #IndiaNEWS
The toll from the landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district rose to 14 on Thursday as four more bodies were recovered, PTI reported, citing Deputy Commissioner Abid Hussain Sadiq. Sadiq added that several others were still feared to be trapped under the debris, but the exact number was not known.Rescue officials found the bodies after they located the wreckage of a bus hit by the landslide on Wednesday afternoon.Meanwhile, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police halted search and rescue operations on Thursday afternoon as stones tumbled on.#Kinnaur rescue update: Rescue and search operations halted due to shooting stones from uphill. Total 13 dead bodies have been retrieved since yesterday. #kinnaurlandslide pic.twitter.com/mRZkdIeYnY— ITBP (@ITBP_official) August 12, 2021 Several vehicles, including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus carrying over 40 passengers, were buried under the debris. The state-run bus was on its way from Reckong Peo in Kinnaur to Shimla.State Disaster Management Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta on Thursday said that a car also feared to be buried under the rubble could not be traced yet. Chief Minister Jairam Thakur reached the spot at Nigulsari village to oversee search and rescue efforts.In a series of tweets, he said that these were “very painful and emotionalâ€? moments for him. “On seeing the debris at Nigulsari, my heart is...Read more

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