massive landslide early Sunday morning +Himachal landslide: Rs 5 lakh assistance announced for kin of deceased She said her house was washed away in the mudslide and the livestock perished.The area has been witnessing heavy rains for the past few days. The other bus, an AC coach headed for Katra from Manali, had eight passengers, of whom three are dead. Sensing trouble, we all ran towards the forest area and managed to save ourselves," a survivor said. The area has been witnessing heavy rains for the past few days.Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh also visited Kotrupi and directed officials to intensify rescue and relief efforts. He distributed immediate relief to the next of the kin of deceased and injured.

Source: Times of India August 13, 2017 21:28 UTC