Last Updated: August 15, 2023, 20:21 IST
Several houses collapsed in Krishna Nagar in Shimla. (ANI)
This comes after over 50 people were killed in rains and landslide incidents in Himachal Pradesh, nine of them buried under the rubble of a temple and after another landslip in Shimla
Several houses collapsed in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla after a massive landslide occurred in the Krishna Nagar area causing extensive damage. The harrowing scenes from the moment the landslide took place were caught on camera.
The visuals released by the news agency ANI show a tree collapsing near the house and then a sudden jerk brings several muti-storey houses down in a snap of a second.
Watch the video.
#WATCH | Several houses collapsed in Krishna Nagar area in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla after a landslide took place. Rescue operation underway.(Video Source: Local; confirmed by Police and administration) pic.twitter.com/qdYvR4C4fx
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2023
This comes after over 50 people were killed in rains and landslide incidents in Himachal Pradesh, nine of them buried under the rubble of a temple and after another landslip in Shimla, as rains wreaked havoc in the state, triggering landslides that blocked key roads and brought down houses, officials said on Monday.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Army along with police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) resumed rescue operations at Summerhill around 6 am and recovered one body, Deputy Commissioner of Shimla Aditya Negi told PTI.