India, Sept. 1 -- A 35-year-old man and his 10-year-old daughter were among three people killed due to landslides triggered by heavy rain that disrupted essential services in Shimla district, officials said on Monday.

According to the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Shimla, the fatalities were reported from Junga tehsil and Kotkhai sub division. In Junga, Virender Kumar and his daughter were killed when a landslide buried their house along with their cattle. His wife survived as she was outside at the time. Roads in the area remain blocked due to debris. Junga has seen continuous rain for the past 24 hours.

In Kotkhai's Chol village, an elderly woman, Kalavati, died early on Monday morning when a landslide behind her hous...