3 More Bodies Recovered From Himachal Pradesh Landslide Site, Rescue Ops Continue

The death count in the landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district has reached 20 on the fourth day of rescue and search operations.

Three more bodies were recovered from the site of the landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, taking the death count to 20 on the fourth day of rescue and search operations on Saturday, a senior official said. State Disaster Management Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said three bodies had been retrieved from the rubble at Chaura village on national highway number five in Nichar tehsil. The search and rescue operation for the rest of the 10 missing persons is underway, he added. Meanwhile keeping in view the continuous falling of shooting stones at the sliding point, Nichar Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Manmohan Singh ordered to restrict all type of vehicles at this point for the safety of public from 9 pm to 9 am.