Toll in Himachal Pradesh flash floods rises to 11, search on for 34 missing persons
The toll from cloudbursts and flash flood-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district increased to 11 on Wednesday, after six more bodies were recovered, PTI reported.
Search operations were underway for 34 missing persons amid continued heavy rainfall and a fresh warning from the weather department.
Among those who died was a woman from Pangloor village in Gohar, who, along with eight members of two families, had sought refuge on a rooftop to escape the rising water level but were swept away. While her body has been recovered, others, including her husband, were missing, The Indian Express reported.
Eleven cloudbursts, four flash floods and a major landslide were recorded in the state on Tuesday, with the majority of the incidents taking place in Mandi district.
The cloudbursts were recorded at four locations in Gohar, three in Karsog, two in Dharampur and one in Thunag, the news agency reported.
According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, 148 houses, 104 cattle sheds, 31 vehicles and 14 bridges were damaged in rainfall-related incidents. More than 160 cattle died and 245 roads were blocked across the state, with 151 of them in Mandi.
Additionally, 489 transformers and 465 water supply schemes were disrupted in the district, PTI reported.
The armed forces and disaster response teams are working on the ground and an...
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