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. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condoled the deaths that occurred due to a landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district. “Pained by the loss of lives due to landslide related accidents in HP’s Mandi district,” he said on Twitter. He also met the bereaved family members and expressed condolences.
At least 44 are killed in a landslide on a highway in the northern India province of Himachal Pradesh.