Landslide hits a bus in northern India, killing at least 15 people
Continuous heavy rainfall weakened slopes, causing a landslide that buried a bus with 30-35 passengers, killing at least 15 and injuring several, officials said.
- At least 15 people, including the bus driver and conductor, were killed when debris from a landslide hit a bus in Himachal Pradesh, India.
- Rescue operations continued on Wednesday to find other missing passengers believed to be dead, as intermittent rains made the fragile mountain slopes unstable.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu expressed condolences over the loss of lives due to the mishap in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.
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Landslide after days of torrential rains hits bus in northern India, killing 15, as rescue continues
At least 15 people have been killed after debris from a massive landslide hit a bus in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, local authorities have said. The bus was travelling on a hilly stretch near Bilaspur district when, late on Thursday, a landslide struck following days of torrential rains. At least 20 to 25 passengers were on the bus at the time. Nine men, four women and two children were among those killed, police said. Three injur…
At least 15 people were killed late last night when a large landslide hit a bus in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, local authorities said.
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