Two persons were today killed in a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains on the Nainital- Almora highway.
In another rain-induced landslide, a JCB was buried under debris at Khairna on the highway.
Two motorcycle-borne men were killed after a heap of rubble fell on them at Bhauriyaband on the Nainital-Almora highway, SSP Janmejay Khanduri said.
One of the men has been identified as 29-year-old Pankaj, a resident of Haldwani, he said.
The area where the incident occurred is vunerable to landslides during the monsoon.
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