This is something called God saving a life. A bus full of passengers had a narrow escape in Uttarakhand when rocks started falling off a mountain on side of the road it was travelling on due to a landslide. The incident happened in Uttarakhand`s Nainital on Friday and there in no report of any casualty. The landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall in the region.

In a video tweeted by news agency ANI, the bus is seen stopping just at the right time to escape the falling debris.

#WATCH | Uttarakhand: A bus carrying 14 passengers narrowly escaped a landslide in Nainital on Friday. No casualties have been reported. pic.twitter.com/eyj1pBQmNw

— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2021

A portion of the mountain is seen coming down along with uprooted trees, the video further shows. The passengers (not seen in the video) are heard heaving a sigh of relief.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand for two days, prompting the state disaster response force (SDRF) to put all its teams in alert mode.

The IMD on Friday issued an alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall with intense spells likely to occur at isolated places in Uttarakhand. It also warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning likely to occur at isolated places in the state.

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