Huge Landslide on Chandigarh-Shimla Highway, Cars Fall Off Cliff

The landslide has caused a traffic jam on the highway.

Two-three empty cars are still stuck under the debris from the landslide on the Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway. 

Photo: PTI

Several cars were buried in the rubble following a massive landslide on the Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway near Dhalli tunnel on Friday. Many others fell off the cliff. No casualties have been reported so far.

The landslide caused a huge jam on the highway, with people being stuck on an otherwise busy route for hours.

The temple was partially damaged due to the landslide.Photo: PTI

The landslide caused a huge traffic on the highway.(Photo: The Quint)

Minutes before the landslide, boulders had started falling off the cliff, and some people were quick enough to withdraw from the spot.

People who were stuck in the houses below have been rescued. No casualties have been reported.

DSP Rajinder Singh, Shimla Police 

Many vehicles are feared buried under the rubble.(Photo: The Quint)

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