At least 29 people have died after torrential rains in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh caused flooding and landslides, officials said on Monday, August 14.
Seven people, including four children, were killed in a cloudburst in a village in the Solan district on Sunday.
Another nine died after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in Shimla city that swept away a temple in Shimla’s Summer Hill, according to the Indian Express.
The affected areas witnessed incessant rains for about 55 hours that wreaked havoc in several districts in the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh.
Several parts of the state had received as much as 273 mm (10.75 inches) of rain in 24 hours, the Indian Meteorological Department said.
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