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Himachal Landslides: Eight dead, four injured in Kinnaur

Heavy boulders fell on a tempo traveller carrying 11 people and of them, eight were killed and three were injured in Kinnaur.

Himachal Pradesh Image Source : PTIMultiple landslides occurred near Batseri on Sangla-Chitkul road in Himachal Pradesh. (Image for Representation)
Shimla:

Eight people were killed and four others injured in multiple landslides in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Sunday, police said.

Multiple landslides occurred near Batseri on Sangla-Chitkul road, they added.

Heavy boulders fell on a tempo traveller carrying 11 people and of them, eight were killed and three were injured, according to the police.

In a similar incident, one person was injured in another landslide in Kinnaur district, they added.

The police said they have started rescue operations and further details are awaited.

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