Tourists from Kolkata stranded in Himachal

SHIMLA - Nearly 50 tourists from Kolkata have been stranded in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district following the closure of roads due to massive landslides, an official said Tuesday.

“Nearly 50 tourists from Kolkata have been stranded in and around Sangla village for the past few days due to massive landslides on the road linking to the village,” Kinnaur Deputy Commissioner Mamta Chaudhary told IANS over phone.

She said the administration came to know Tuesday that the tourists have been stranded there for the past three days.

“We are trying to reopen the roads but bad weather is hampering the road-clearing operation. The communication network in the area is also not working,” she said.

Chaudhary said nearly 100 tourists, including some foreigners, stranded in other areas of the district were evacuated Tuesday.