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Chandigarh-Manali highway blocked due to landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur

31 July 2021 | TITN Team
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A dramatic video about the collapse of a hillside road in the Silma region of Himachal Pradesh went viral on social media. The large-scale landslide captured by the camera occurred in the Kalihan area in a remote area of Shilai City, Sirmao District. The video shows a hill rolling and crumbling on the road. He rolled down about a hundred meters and disappeared instantly.

It is said that this road connects Paonta Sahib and Shillai Hatkori. National Highway 707, which was closed due to landslides, is now closed. There were no reports of landslide casualties.

Heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh caused severe flooding and landslides. The consequences of the heavy rain caused many deaths and damage to various properties. The pictures of the Shimaur landslide shocked Internet users.

Users wrote: “We can’t tame nature. This is a lesson everyone needs to learn. Play with nature, or make a natural toy.”