Indian doctor tweets minutes before being killed by giant falling boulders in Himachal Pradesh
An Indian doctor of traditional medicine, on vacation in the mountainous Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, tweeted photos of the hillside, minutes before being killed in a deadly landslide.
Dr Deepa Sharma, a resident of Jaipur, was at the Sangla Valley where the landslide was reported on Sunday afternoon. Terrifying video footage showed massive boulders rolling down the mountain and hitting cars parked near the highway, as well as snapping an iron bridge in two, plunging it into the river.
Dr Sharma was reported to be in one of the parked cars and lost her life along with eight other people at the same spot, while dozens are reported to be injured.
In her last tweet, she wrote, “Standing at the last point of India where civilians are allowed. Beyond this point around 80 km ahead we have border with Tibet whom China has occupied illegally.”
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The Jaipur-based Ayurveda doctor’s Twitter timeline is filled with picturesque shots from her vacation in Himachal, that turned out to be her last posts, leaving those who knew her shocked.
Standing at the last point of India where civilians are allowed. Beyond this point around 80 kms ahead we have border with Tibet whom china has occupied illegally. pic.twitter.com/lQX6Ma41mG
— Dr.Deepa Sharma (@deepadoc) July 25, 2021
“Life is nothing without mother nature,” read one of her earlier tweets from the weekend.
Life is nothing without mother nature. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/5URLVYJ6oJ
— Dr.Deepa Sharma (@deepadoc) July 24, 2021
My sister deepa Sharma going for spiti tour on her upcoming 38th birthday on 29 July. She was very happy for this planned trip. She purchased new professional camera and new smartphone for it. She love nature and now my sister die in the lap of nature.may her soul rest in peace.
— mahesh kumar sharma (@maheshsharma007) July 25, 2021
Interacted with this fiesty young woman @deepadoc on #Twitter just two weeks ago. Shocking and tragic to see reports that she is no more and passed away in the unfortunate landslide in #Kinnaur 😔😔😔
Prayers for her! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #RIP pic.twitter.com/u8UxcH03Ec— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) July 25, 2021
Shocked to hear about the sudden demise of @deepadoc in the tragic landslide incident in Batseri Sangla, Himachal Pradesh around 12 noon. She had requested for my number recently for any emergency and reached out for help during COVID19. Just can’t believe. Rest In Peace, Doc! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/NdAxUty880
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) July 25, 2021
Several such landslides were triggered in the mountainous region after heavy rainfall, officials told Indian media.
According to media reports, several warnings for landslides during the monsoon season were issued by the weather department.
Landslides have become more frequent in recent years in the Himalayan state even as tourists from all over India flocked to the hilly regions in the recent weeks as Covid-19 restrictions were eased.
Rains wreaked havoc in several areas of India, triggering floods in the western coast in recent days. Flood and devastation from rains have killed more than 150 people, while dozens are missing. The financial capital of Mumbai and the resort state of Goa are badly affected.
Floods are also causing destruction at other places in Asia. Thousands of residents have fled inundated areas in the Philippine capital of Manila, as authorities struggled to construct enough shelters.