The hills of North India have been susceptible to inclement weather conditions. So much so that the region has been witnessing moderate to isolated heavy showers. In the wake of this, a massive landslide wreaked havoc over the Shimla region.
In fact, due to this landslide, at least 8 vehicles were buried along with three houses and a temple were damaged. The good news is that no loss of life has been reported yet. Along with this, reports are that about fifteen families were shifted to safer areas due to hill top houses being endangered.
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After the landslide occurred, blockage of Dhalli-Shoghi road was reported with hundreds of trucks with apples being stranded in the region. Social media platforms were full of the videos of this incident where heap of rubble was falling on the road, and brushing away some vehicles along with trapping others under the debris.
Landslide at Shimla Highway today pic.twitter.com/RLhrJzWFIp
— Nandini. (@nandinit9) September 2, 2017
For clearing the debris, heavy machinery was deployed for removing the debris and clearing the road. Also, heavy rains caused landslides in some interior areas also major disruption was not reported in those areas.
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