The official Himachal tourism website calls this part of northern India the “Land of the Gods”. This part of the Indian subcontinent seems to be very mountainous since it is already a part of the Himalayas. Steep, rocky valleys with snow capped mountains and colorful temples seem to be its hallmark. On July 25 this year the area got its somber moment of fame. Eight tourists and their driver died in a rock slide that damaged and destroyed houses and a bridge. Normally news like that would not get the amount of attention, but in this case much of this incident has been caught on camera. In particular the spectacular collapse of the bridge, which is sadly enough very likely the reason why the tragic accident got international coverage, and not the loss of the nine souls. …
Tragic Rockslide in the “Land of the Gods”
The official Himachal tourism website calls this part of northern India the “Land of the Gods”. This part of the Indian subcontinent seems to be very mountainous since it is already a part of the Himalayas. Steep, rocky valleys with snow capped mountains and colorful temples seem to be its hallmark. On July 25 this year the area got its somber moment of fame. Eight tourists and their driver died in a rock slide that damaged and destroyed houses and a bridge. Normally news like that would not get the amount of attention, but in this case much of this incident has been caught on camera. In particular the spectacular collapse of the bridge, which is sadly enough very likely the reason why the tragic accident got international coverage, and not the loss of the nine souls. …