Two Dead, Dozens Trapped after Landslide in India's Himalayas

  • 2/10/2023
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New Delhi, August 11, 2021, SPA -- Two people have died and at least 12 were injured after a landslide in the mountainous Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday saw boulders tumbling onto a highway, hitting several vehicles, Indian officials said, according to Reuters. At least 25 people are still trapped, while around 200 troops have been dispatched to aid in the rescue attempt, said Vivek Pandey, a spokesman for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), an Indian paramilitary unit responsible for border security in the region. --SPA 15:20 LOCAL TIME 12:20 GMT 0017 www.spa.gov.sa/w1599432

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