A bus carrying between 20 and 25 people had been buried under rubble, said the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which is involved in the rescue efforts.
Television channels showed images of a truck and cars mangled and half-buried in the debris as well as slabs of rock and bits of tree on a road.
"The bus, which was reported under the rubble, is visible now. Earth mover machines are clearing the debris. It will take one to two hours to reach the bus," the ITBP said in an update from the rescue site. A statement from Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur's office said"about 60 people are feared to be buried under the debris".Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Thakur and offered the national government's support for the rescue operation, which also involves the local border police.
Landslides are common in India's northern Himalayan region, particularly in the current monsoon season when heavy rains lead to subsidence of earth and rocks. The situation is exacerbated by climate change making the monsoon more erratic and melting glaciers higher in the mountains. Roads in the region are also often poorly maintained.
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