Toll in Mandi cloudbursts rises to 10; 5 bodies recovered
Death toll in Himachal's Mandi rises to 10 after cloudbursts and flash floods; 34 still missing, 370 rescued, major damage reported statewide.
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light to moderate rainfall continues in several regions of the state. (PTI)
Shimla, 2 July
The death toll
from cloudbursts and flash flood-related incidents in the Mandi district of
Himachal Pradesh has risen to 10 with the recovery of five additional bodies.
The search for 34 missing people is underway, officials said on Wednesday.
The state
witnessed 11 cloudburst incidents, four flash floods and a major landslide on
Tuesday, most of which occurred in Mandi district, disrupting normal life.
Cloudbursts were
reported at four locations in Gohar, three in Karsog, two in Dharampur, and one
in Thunag, Mandi.
Two bodies were
recovered in Siyanj, Gohar, and one each in Thunag, Dhar Jarol, and Pandeev
Sheel areas, officials reported. The identities of the deceased have not yet
been disclosed.
On Tuesday, two
deaths were recorded in Bada and one in Talwara, both in Gohar; one person died
in Old Bazaar, Karsog; and one body was recovered at Neri-Kotla in
Jogindernagar.
A total of 282
roads were closed in the state following heavy rains and 1361 transformers and
639 water schemes were disrupted.
Most of the damage
was caused in Mandi where 182 roads were blocked for vehicular movement and 633
transformers and 465 water schemes were affected as of Wednesday morning,
according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).
Additionally, 24
houses, 12 cattle sheds, one bridge and several roads were damaged, 30 cattle
perished in the tragedies while a total of 370 people, including 316 in Mandi,
have been rescued and 11 were still stranded, the SEOC added.
Two teams each
from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response
Force (SDRF), along with police and home guards, are actively engaged in search and rescue operations in the district.
Meanwhile, light
to moderate rainfall continues in several regions of the state. Kasauli
received 55 mm of rain since the previous evening, followed by Baggi with 54.8
mm, Dharampur with 38.8mm, Mandi with 36.8mm, Sarahan with 32mm, Solan with
27.4mm, Pandoh with 27 mm, Jubbarhatti with 26.2mm, and Shimla with 24.2mm.
The Met Office has
issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains in isolated areas across
the state from Friday to Sunday.
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