HP: five persons of a family killed and one injured in landslide

In Himachal Pradesh, five persons of a family were killed and one injured in a landslide in Sirmaur district last night. Four of the dead were children.

According to the DSP of Paonta Sahib, Veer Bahadur Singh, the family members were sleeping when their house was hit by a landslide at Khijwadiof Raast Panchayat near Ronhat of Shillai sub-division. As soon as information was received, local people and police reached the spot and started relief and rescue work.