2 Labourers Killed As Landslide Hits Makeshift Huts Near Shimla

According to police, some labourers were sleeping in makeshift huts near a stone crusher when the tragedy struck.

Two labourers were killed in a landslide that occurred on the outskirts of state capital Shimla on Tuesday morning, police said.

The landslide occurred near Ashwani Khud on Junga road, killing Rakesh (31) and Rajesh (40), both natives of Bihar, they said.

According to police, some labourers were sleeping in makeshift huts near a stone crusher when the tragedy struck. While five labourers had a narrow escape, the two men got trapped under the debris.