Nine people have died and dozens more are feared trapped after an ancient Hindu temple collapsed in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh due to heavy rains.
Rescue operations are underway after the temple in the popular tourist town of Shimla was hit by a landslide.
Himachal Pradesh has received heavy rain over the past few days, triggering floods and landslides and 2 people have died in the past 24 hours in rain-related incidents.
The state’s chief minister Singh Sukhu, who is at the site of the landslide, told reporters that around 20-25 people may be trapped under the debris.
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