Three people died in a landslide in Bragta village of Nihari tehsil under Sundernagar subdivision of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh on Monday night. Two people have been rescued safely. According to the information, the entire house was razed to the ground due to the landslide here. Five people were present in the house at the time of the accident. Three people died in this accident. The deceased include two women and an eight-month-old child.
Apart from this, two people have been rescued safely. The deceased include Tangu Devi (33) wife of Jai Singh, Kamala Devi (33), wife of Dev Ra,j and Bhishma Singh (8 months) son of Dev Raj. Those rescued safely include Khub Ram (65), son of Dhani Ram and Darshan Devi (58), wife of Khub Ram.
The police have taken the bodies into custody and sent them for a post-mortem. SP Mandi Sakshi Verma has confirmed the accident. Let us tell you, earlier also a similar incident had come to light in Jangambag of Sundarnagar subdivision, in which seven people lost their lives. After that, three people lost their lives in this tragic accident in Nihri of the same subdivision. SDM Sundarnagar Amar Negi, DSP Sundarnagar Bharat Bhushan, and other administrative officers have left for the spot.
It is being reported that most of the roads in the area are closed, due to which there are difficulties in reaching the spot. The local people themselves have carried out search and rescue operations at their own level and evacuated the people. Intermittent rain is still continuing in the area, due to which difficulties are being faced in the remaining relief and rescue operations. There is a constant danger of debris falling from the hill.