The 270-km-long highway, which is the only all-weather road link between Kashmir and the rest of the country, was blocked by the landslide at the Digdol area in the district on Thursday night, they said.
The highway has mostly remained blocked since last Thursday, when massive snowfall swept Jammu and Kashmir.
Thousands of commuters were stranded as the Jammu-Srinagar National highway was again blocked by a massive landslide in Ramban district on Sunday afternoon, only hours after traffic resumed on the route.
Eight persons travelling on two motorcycles and a four wheeler have been killed after coming under the rubble of a landslide at Chandikadhar in Rudraprayag district, police said on Sunday.
District Disaster Management officer NK Joshi said there is no information yet about loss of lives in the incident.
Madhya Pradesh: Heavy downpour triggered landslides in Seoni. No casualty was reported.
Scattered downpour is expected to continue in the state till August 31, the Meteorological Department said on Sunday.
Himachal Pradesh: Heavy rains triggers landslides in the state. In a latest incident Kullu-Manali highway blocked after landslide. No casualty reported yet.
The mosque is located few kilometres away from Kavalappara, a remote hamlet in the district where a large number of people and children were killed following the landslide last Thursday. Search operations are still on to trace the bodies of the people, who have gone missing and are feared to have been buried alive.
The mountainside of Ma-lat mountain collapsed due to the monsoon downpour at 7 a.m. on Friday. Residents, houses and vehicles were swamped away by the deluge of mud and rocks from the collapse.
As Kerala continues to battle the torrential downpour lashing its shores, a horrifying visual of man's narrow escape from a mudslide in Malappuram has gone viral on social media. In the video, a man can be seen walking unsuspiciously on road, holding an umbrella and talking to an older woman, on his way.
A massive landslide occurred near Marhi in Manali sub-division today at 3 am today. The Landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district has blocked Manali-Leh highway in the wee hours on Wednesday, police said.
A bus carrying 11 passengers was hit by a boulder in Uttarakhand, in which 5 pilgrims died. The accident was reported from Lambagad slide zone on Badrinath Highway. Chamoli district was hit by a landslide early today, soon after which the accident occurred. Police teams are at the spot and rescue operations are currently underway.
Landslides were reported in the Kodagu district due to heavy and incessant rainfall in Karnataka.
Landslide blocks highway in J&K's Ramban (watch video)
Floods and landslides triggered by incessant monsoon rains across Nepal have claimed at least 113 lives while 38 people are still missing, officials said on Sunday. Parts of central and southern Nepal including some areas of Kathmandu valley have been inundated due to incessant rains since last two weeks.
A landslide has hit Mumbai's Ghatkopar. Eight houses are said to be damaged in the incident.
A landslide has hit a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province, killing 11 people and leaving 34 others missing, the local authorities said on Wednesday.A landslide has hit a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province, killing 11 people and leaving 34 others missing, the local authorities said on Wednesday.
The coal miners were working at the mine of the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) when the accident happened around 11.30pm on Tuesday, trapping the 13 workers.
The tourists were hit by rocks sliding from the hill when they were going on foot from Bhagsu Nag temple towards Bhagsu Nag waterfall, located about 11 km from Dharamshala on Saturday.
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