Shimla, Feb 25 (PTI) A woman was killed in a landslide incident in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district on Friday, a state disaster management official said.

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Shimla District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC) identified the victim as Ramla Devi of Cheog village in Theog tehsil and said she was hit by boulders during a landslide incident near Dundi Mata temple in Nerwa subdivision of Shimla district.

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The woman was rushed to the Nerwa Community Health Centre where she was declared “brought dead”, a DEOC official said.

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