By Anadolu staff
At least 10 people were killed when a landslide hit a bus in India’s Himachal Pradesh state, officials said Tuesday.
“There is apprehension that several others may be trapped under the debris,” according to a statement from the chief minister’s office on the US social media company, X, about the accident in the Bilaspur district.
It said a rescue operation is "continuing at a war footing level" and “officials have been instructed to deploy the entire machinery.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “saddened by the loss of lives due to a mishap.”
“My thoughts are with the affected people and their families during this difficult time. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured,” he said.
In recent months, monsoon rains have wreaked havoc, causing several cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides, mostly in northern India. Heavy monsoon rains usually begin in India in June and end in September.
Twenty-seven people have died in eastern West Bengal state after heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides and a bridge collapse, officials said Tuesday. More than 450 people have died in different accidents in Himachal Pradesh state in 2025 during the monsoon season.