Shimla: A Himachal State Roadways bus fell into a gorge in Kupvi, about 165 kms away from Shimla, leaving 30 people feared dead. Rescue operations were hit by heavy downpour in the region for last two days.
Meanwhile, landslides after heavy rainfall have killed two and injured eight persons on Sunday. In the hilly regions near Shimla, a flash flood killed two labourers and injured five others who were buried under the debris of a makeshift house on the foothills in the wee hours of Sunday.
According to the local administration, the victims were rushed to the Indira Gandhi Hospital in the city, where two died during treatment. Administration also reported injury of five people in another region of the state.
"In the morning in Kanlog five people were injured and two were killed, their bodies are being shifted to Sirmour district. In another landslide five people were injured in house collapse near Rivoli, all of them have been admitted to IGMC hospital," said N K Lath, Additional District Magistrate of Shimla.
"Immediate relief has been given to them. We have received reports from two places till now, by evening we will be collecting reports from the entire districts," he said.
The injured, who were being treated in the hospital, said everything was so sudden that they did not get any time to react. "During the morning at around four o'clock we were five in the house as we were sleeping. There was a flash flood, two were caught under some debris and I was stuck in the mud in the house collapse. Two members of my family - my brother's son and another - were buried in the flash flood. Later we were brought to the hospital," said Surat Ram.
While incessant rains have already resulted in a number of house collapses, the Met department has warned of heavy downpours for next two days.
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