7 dead in Himachal, Uttarakhand landslides, several roads shut

New Delhi: Seven people died in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand in landslides. In Himachal Pradesh, five people, including a 35-year-old man and his daughter, were killed in the past 24 hours in separate incidents of landslides in Shimla district.

Six trains plying on the Shimla-Kalka track have been cancelled following landslips, and 793 roads, including five national highways, are closed in the state.

In Uttarakhand, a landslide on the Kedarnath route early Monday killed two pilgrims and left six injured while heavy rain continued to lash various parts of the state, leading to temporary suspension of the Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib pilgrimages till September 5, officials said.