9 vacationers have reportedly been killed and three others injured by a landslide in northern India — when large boulders slammed into the car they have been touring in.
Dramatic video posted on social media reveals massive rocks falling down a steep valley and crashing onto a bridge within the state of Himachal Pradeshin, based on the BBC.
The boulders may be seen hitting parked autos earlier than inflicting the bridge to break down within the state’s Kinnaur district.
A number of the victims have been from the capital, Delhi, and have been visiting the favored vacationer village Chitkul, the information outlet reported, citing the Hindustan Instances.
It was not instantly clear what triggered the landslide, however warnings had been issued on account of predicted heavy rainfall.
Components of the nation have been hit by landslides and flooding through the monsoon season, which lasts from June to September.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi despatched his “heartfelt condolences to the households of those that misplaced their lives,” including that each one these affected can be eligible for a authorities aid fund.
At the least 136 folks have been killed within the western state of Maharashtra after tons of of villages have been inundated by rainfall that swept away homes and left folks stranded.
