<p>Manali (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): The Manali-Leh National Highway-3 has been blocked due to a landslide at Marhi, nearly 30 kilometres from Manali in Himachal Pradesh.</p><p>Heavy rain in the area for the past 24 hours caused the landslide.</p><p>The landslide happened late night on Thursday and came into light by early morning on Friday. The local administration was informed by the commuters at around six in the morning.</p><p>Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officer Avril Jain confirmed the landslide and said that the road would be clear soon.</p><p>"The road clearing operation has started and would be done soon for the traffic. Machines have been deputed along with the BRO engineering team," said Jain.</p><p>Police have been deployed to monitor the traffic situation.</p><p>Meanwhile, a major landslide blocked the National Highway 94, near Hindolakhaal in Uttarakhand. The road clearing work is underway with three machines deployed on the site. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>
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