Road on a hill collapses during massive landslide in Himachal; video goes viral

Sirmaur: Aterrifying video of a massive landslide in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh has emerged on social media which shows an entire stretch of road collapsing into the valley below.

The video shows a large part of a hilltop collapsing as boulders and rocks roll downhill, taking with them a stretch of road and uprooting trees. There has been no confirmation of any loss of life in the landslide in the remote part of Sirmaur so far.

Heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh has triggered multiple landslides in the region. Last week, nine people were killed in a landslide-related incident on the Sangla-Chitkul road in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district.

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A video of a bridge collapse in Basteri went viral on social media. In the video, boulders were seen rolling downhill, causing the bridge to collapse.

WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN HIMACHAL PRADESH?

Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh have killed at least nine people and several others are reported missing.

Earlier this week, seven people died in Lahaul-Spiti flash floods triggered by a cloudburst over Tozing Nullah in Udaipur while two men died in Chamba district. In Kullu district, four people, including a hydro project official and a Delhi tourist, are missing and feared dead.

In Lahaul-Spiti's Udaipur, 12 labourers were washed in flash floods around 8 pm on Tuesday. Seven bodies were recovered, two rescued with injuries and three are still missing. Four of the dead are from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi while one is from Reasi of Jammu and Kashmir.

Several roads have been blocked in Lahaul-Spiti and around 60 vehicles are stranded due to multiple landslides.