Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) regional manager Ajendra Choudhary said the company’s bus had 24 people in Reckong Peo. “When the landslide occurred, the driver, conductor and five other passengers had come out to check the boulders blocking the road. They all fled except one woman who was seriously injured, while the rest fell along with the bus,” he said.
Officials said teams of ITBP, along with units of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are engaged in rescue operations, which have been hampered by continuous rock fall.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that 60 people are feared trapped under the debris. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have assured all possible help from the Centre. Thakur said the Army has offered help, including deployment of helicopters.
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