Shimla, Sep 3
Six people, comprising four of a family, were killed after a landslide buried two houses in Sundernagar town in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, police said on Wednesday.
Rescuers found five bodies under the debris. The deceased have been identified as Gurpreet Singh (35), his daughter Kirat (three), his wife Bharti (30), Shanti Devi (70), and Surender Kaur (56).
The sixth victim, who was passing through the disaster spot on a scooter at the time of the landslide, is missing.
Mandi Deputy Commissioner Apoorv Devgan told the media that rescuers from the police, State Disaster Response Force, and National Disaster Response Force are working to clear the debris.