Kinnaur’s massive landslide : At least 25 people feared buried under debris

Shimla : At least 25 people are feared buried debris of a massive landslide that occurred at Negalsari near Bhavnagar at the Hindustan-Tibet National Highway here on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
At least five vehicles, including a truck and a bus, are totally damaged and lay beneath the debris of the landslide, Deputy Commissioner Kinnaur Abid Husan Sadik said.
The driver of the bus has been rescued, however, the passengers of the bus and occupants of the cars, still remain trapped, Mr Sadik said. The bus belongs to Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation and was en-route Murang-Haridwar.
Though the National Disaster Response Team has been called, the full-scale rescue operation fails to commence as the shooting stones and boulders were still slipping on the road between Bhavnagar- Negualseri in Kinnaur district about 130 km from here.
The teams from State Administration Response (SAR), Indo-Tibetian Border Police (ITBP) and local police have also arrived at the spot.
The casualty from the mishap can not be ascertained as the rescue teams are yet to begin the operations, the DC said.
As per the visuals from the site, the truck is completely destroyed and lay overturned, indicating the intensity of the landslide.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has ordered the officials to undertake the rescue operations quickly and provide proper medical treatment.
UNI