Chamba: Hit by landslip, car falls into Ravi, one dead

Our Correspondent

Chamba, July 19

A car carrying three persons fell into the Ravi after it was hit by a landslide triggered by heavy rain near Gehra on the Chamba-Bharmour National Highway in the district today.

On receiving information, local officials along with the police reached the accident site and started a rescue operation. The body of Subhadra Devi was recovered from the river while two other persons, namely Kalyano and Tej Nath (car driver), were still missing.

The efforts to locate the two other persons and the car proved to be unsuccessful due to the strong current of the swollen Ravi. They could not be traced till the filling of the story.

Meanwhile, traffic on the road came to a standstill because of heavy stones and debris that fell from the hills.