Highlights 1 At least 46 die after landslide sweeps away vehicles in Himachal Pradesh2 Nearly all of those killed were passengers on state transport buses. At least 46 people were confirmed killed after a massive mudslide in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district swept up a 150-metre stretch of road and swept away two Himachal Road Transport Corporation buses, among other vehicles. Rescue work, which is being carried out by teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Army and Himachal Pradesh Police, is set to resume in the morning. Authorities, however, indicated that almost all of the bodies have been recovered even as they said that the death toll could rise slightly higher - to above 50. This is the third such major incident in Himachal Pradesh since 1988.

Source: India Today August 13, 2017 20:15 UTC