Over 50 persons were killed in Himachal Pradesh as heavy rains battered the hill-state and triggered landslides that blocked key roads and brought down houses, in the last 24 hours CM Sukhvider Singh Sukhu informed.
A total of 14 persons were killed in two Shimla landslips, including one at a temple.
A total of 14 persons were killed in two Shimla landslips, including one at a temple.
While nine bodies have been pulled out of the debris from a Shiv temple in the Summer Hill area, five bodies were retrieved from the rubble in Fagli area, Shimla SP Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi told . Along with the Army, personnel from the SDRF, NDRF, ITBP, and state police, among others, were involved in relief and rescue works, an official statement said.
The hill state has been receiving heavy rains since Sunday, with the India Meteorological Department warning intense rainfall to continue till August 18.
The hill state has been receiving heavy rains since Sunday, with the India Meteorological Department warning intense rainfall to continue till August 18.
The IMD has predicted extremely heavy rains in nine out of 12 districts of the state, barring Kullu, Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti, on Monday and issued a yellow warning for Tuesday. In total 621 roads are blocked in Himachal including the key Shimla-Chandigarh road. Meanwhile, in Uttarakhand, the Chardham Yatra has been suspended for two days in view of heavy rains.
Alaknanda, Mandakini and Ganga rivers were flowing above the danger level at Rudraprayag, Shrinagar and Devprayag, the disaster control room said.
Alaknanda, Mandakini and Ganga rivers were flowing above the danger level at Rudraprayag, Shrinagar and Devprayag, the disaster control room said.
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