60 Killed As Two Buses Hit By Massive Landslides Himachal's Mandi

In a tragic incident, Two Himachal roadway buses were hit by a massive landslide triggered by a cloudburst on the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway, leaving 60 passengers dead. (Photo: AFP)

One of the buses was going from Manali to Katra and another from Manali to Chamba. (Photo: AFP)

The buses had halted for a tea break at Kotrupi in the night when the tragedy struck. (Photo: AFP)

The landslide swept away the road and the buses for almost 800 metres down into a gorge. (Photo: AFP)

Locals told the administration that they vacated their homes and ran towards the forest area minutes before the entire mountain dislocated and slid down. (Photo: AFP)

A more than 150 metre stretch of the road was washed away in the mudslide.

State Revenue Minister Kaul Singh announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the next of kin of those killed. (Photo: ANI)

This is the third such incident in Himachal. (Photo: ANI)

Earlier 45 bus passengers were buried in a landslide near Matiyana in Shimla district in 1988 and 42 passengers were buried in another mishap at Luggar Hati in Kullu district in 1994. (Photo: ANI)