Srinagar, Sept. 5 -- At least seven residents from Kashmir are feared dead after a massive landslide hit Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Thursday.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed grief over the landslide at Inner Akhara Bazaar in Kullu. Sukhu said rescue operations were being carried out by the local administration, NDRF, and relief teams, while MLA Sunder Singh Thakur and senior officials were present at the site. He confirmed that three people had been rescued so far, and two houses suffered damage in the incident.

CM Sukhu said all possible measures were being taken to ensure swift rescue and relief.

Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that rescue operations are...