Kinnaur Landslide LIVE Updates: Bus, Truck Among 4 Vehicles Trapped Near Himachal's Nugulsari; Casualties Feared, ITBP at Site

Directed Police, Local Admin to Carry out Rescue Op: Himachal CM | "I've directed police and local administration to carry out rescue operations. NDRF has also been put on alert. We have received information that one bus and a car could have been hit; awaiting detailed information," Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur said.

The landslide took place on the Reckong Peo-Shimla Highway in Kinnaur around 12.45 pm, PTI reported. Meanwhile, teams of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have been sent to the site for rescue operations.

40 Feared Trapped Earth Slips in Himachal; Army, NDRF Called in | Over 40 persons are feared buried under the debris of a major landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district today afternoon. “We have directed police and local administration to carry out rescue operations. NDRF has also been put on alert. We have received information that one bus and a car could have been hit; awaiting detailed information," Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur said.

A landslide reported on Reckong Peo- Shimla Highway in #Kinnaur District in Himachal Pradesh today at around 12.45 Hrs. One truck, a HRTC Bus and few vehicles reported came under the rubble. Many people reported trapped. ITBP teams rushed for rescue. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/ThLYsL2cZK

— ITBP (@ITBP_official) August 11, 2021

ITBP personnel of 17th battalion, 19th battalion and 43rd battalion reach the landslide site on Reckong Peo-Shimla Highway near Nugulsari in Kinnaur. "4 vehicles including a bus and a truck reported trapped in the rubble. Casualties feared," ITBP says.