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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in India's Himalayan region, leaving at least 22 dead

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India's Himalayan region, leaving at least 22 people dead and many others trapped, officials said Monday.

A cloudburst in mountainous Himachal Pradesh state's Solan district on Sunday night killed nine people in the area, and nine more bodies were pulled out from under mud and debris after two landslides in Shimla, the state's capital, authorities told the Press Trust of India news agency.

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