Personnel from India's National Disaster Response Force recover the body of a landslide victim at Ratnagiri in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Photo: via APNine people were killed by a landslide in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradeshin on Sunday as boulders fell and hit the vehicle they were travelling in, news agency ANI reported. ITBP teams rushed to the spot near Badseri village in the Kinnaur district of hilly Himachal Pradeshin state to conduct a rescue operation. Television footage showed Batseri bridge in the Kinnaur district had collapsed and other vehicles were damaged as boulders rolled downhill due to landslides. In the western state of Maharashtra, at least 125 people died in the last two days after torrential monsoon rains sparked major landslides and flooding there.

Source: Irish Independent July 25, 2021 21:45 UTC