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Thirteen people have died & around 30 are missing after a landslide in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The incident which took place on August 11 afternoon left many vehicles buried under debris. A truck, a state-run bus & also a few cars were trapped as the landslide blocked the Reckong Peo-Shimla highway. Reportedly, the bus which was travelling to Shimla, had 40 people on board. Some 25-30 people are trapped or buried, an official told Reuters. Around 200 troops of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were sent to the site for rescue operation. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had also been called in. PM Modi tweeted, “In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives.” Cloudbursts & flashfloods have also been reported from the state this season.
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