In pics: 13 dead, several missing after landslide hits Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
13 people have died and around 30 are missing after a landslide hit Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur on August 11 afternoon. The search and rescue operation resumed early on Thursday, a state disaster management official said.
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The rescue operation is being carried out jointly by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the members of local police and home guards, the state Disaster Management Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said.(PTI)
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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel during rescue operations at the site of a landslide at the Reckong Peo-Shimla Highway in Kinnaur District in Himachal Pradesh. (AFP)
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Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel perform rescue operations at the landslide site in Kinnaur District in Himachal Pradesh. (AFP)
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel remove a damaged truck during a rescue operation at the landslide site in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.(REUTERS)
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