India, July 29 -- The mountains are cracking under the weight of the monsoon.

In Himachal Pradesh, what should have been a season of relief has once again turned into a season of loss. On July 24, a vehicle travelling along the treacherous Sansari-Killar-Thirot-Tandi road in Lahaul-Spiti was struck by falling rocks. Thirteen people were killed on the spot, among them eight men, four women, and even a six-month-old infant. Two others remain critically injured. But this tragedy is not an isolated incident.

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