By IANS,
Dehradun : At least 15 people were killed and 50 missing Saturday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Uttarakhand, an official said.
The landslide occurred in Pithoragarh district, about 450 km from here.
“So far we have taken out 15 bodies from Bala village,” an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) official told IANS.
The hilly region was lashed by downpour since Friday evening.
Rescue workers were searching 50 people missing in the landslide.
At least 46 families were affected by the tragedy, the official said.
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