Dramatic eyewitness footage circulating on social media captures the sudden collapse of a mountainside that, within mere seconds, wiped out a road right before the eyes of shocked drivers. The incident occurred on a mountain highway between the villages of Bagheigarh and Chanju in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. According to official information from the authorities, fortunately, there were no human casualties. The drivers managed to react in time and stop their vehicles after noticing smaller rocks falling, which was a crucial warning sign before the main collapse. Due to the traffic disruption, kilometer-long queues formed on both sides of the destroyed section, while surrounding settlements were left completely cut off. The responsible teams arrived at the scene shortly after the incident and began the demanding process of clearing tons of earth and rock. Experts state that this massive landslide occurred due to recent heavy rains and snowfall, which drastically increased the risk of ground movement in this region. The situation remains concerning as meteorologists issue warnings for new precipitation in the coming days, which could complicate remediation efforts and trigger new landslides. Incidentally, the Chamba region in Himachal Pradesh is among the areas with the highest risk of landslides. The specific combination of extremely steep and inaccessible terrain and increasingly frequent extreme weather events, further intensified by global climate change, is increasing the frequency and destructive power of such natural disasters year after year.
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Terrifying footage from India: Massive landslide destroys road right in front of a line of vehicles
A powerful landslide of rocks and earth hit a mountain road in northern India on Monday, completely cutting off local villages from the rest of the world.

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