Shimla: The death toll in the landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district has reportedly surged to 15 with the recovery of one more body on Friday. This has stated by a senior disaster management official.  He said, Rescue operations resumed this morning to trace the 15 others still missing in the landslide that occurred near Chaura village in the district on Wednesday.

on Wednesday, Ten bodies were recovered, whereas four were found on Thursday from the landslide site. In addition, 13 people were rescued on Wednesday itself. State Disaster Management Director, Sudesh Kumar Mokhta, said search and rescue operations resumed at around 5.30 am. He said, the authorities had suspended the search operation on Thursday night. A Bolero and its passengers feared buried under the rubble could not be traced, The rescue operation is being carried out jointly by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the members of local police and home guards, he added.

On Thursday, President Ram Nath Kovind spoke with Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Arlekar and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and took stock of the situation in Kinnaur and expressed concerns over people's safety.

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