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

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

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

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

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)