"At least 15 people have been killed after debris from a massive landslide hit a bus in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, local authorities have said. The bus was travelling on a hilly stretch near Bilaspur district when, late on Thursday, a landslide struck following days of torrential rains. At least 20 to 25 passengers were on the bus at the time. Nine men, four women and two children were among those killed, police said."
"Three injured children were rescued and admitted to a local hospital for treatment, according to a statement from the office of Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the state's highest elected official. Rescue operations continued on Wednesday in an attempt to find other missing passengers who are believed to be dead, police said. ANI visuals showed the bus's mangled wreckage lying on a mountain road as rescuers dug through the debris for the people buried when the landslide struck."
A landslide struck a hilly stretch near Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh after days of torrential rains, burying a bus and killing at least 15 people. The bus was carrying about 20 to 25 passengers; nine men, four women and two children were reported among the dead. Three injured children were rescued and admitted to a local hospital. Rescue teams continued operations using heavy machinery and manual searches to find other missing passengers believed to be dead. Intermittent rains had destabilized mountain slopes. National leaders offered condolences, and extreme seasonal rains have also caused floods and landslides elsewhere in South Asia.
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