22 died, and several missing in flash floods...
22 died, and several missing in flash floods...
Rainfall in himachal pradesh in the last 24 hours has disturbed the whole life here. Landslides have occurred due to heavy rains in the state. At the same time, due to water logging, there has been a flood situation and so far 22 people including eight members of the same family have died in cloudburst incidents. An orange alert has been issued by the IMD for the next 12 hours in the state and there is a possibility of light rain during the next 5 days.At the same time, Sudesh Kumar Mokhta, director of the State Disaster Management Department, said on saturday that 10 other people have been injured so far in the mixed accidents of this rain, landslides and floods.
Landslide in ShimlaTwo persons were killed and two others were injured when a stone fell on the vehicle at Theog in shimla and three people were killed after a landslide at Banat village of Chowari in Chamba around 4.30 am, the official said. Death came due to rain in kangra tooMeanwhile, rail services between Pathankot and Jogindernagar have been suspended after the Chakki bridge collapsed on saturday due to heavy rains in the kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Railway officials had declared the bridge unsafe and train service on the 'narrow gauge track' from Pathankot in punjab to Jogindernagar in himachal pradesh has been suspended.
Rainfall in himachal pradesh in the last 24 hours has disturbed the whole life here. Landslides have occurred due to heavy rains in the state. At the same time, due to water logging, there has been a flood situation and so far 22 people including eight members of the same family have died in cloudburst incidents. An orange alert has been issued by the IMD for the next 12 hours in the state and there is a possibility of light rain during the next 5 days.At the same time, Sudesh Kumar Mokhta, director of the State Disaster Management Department, said on saturday that 10 other people have been injured so far in the mixed accidents of this rain, landslides and floods.
Landslide in ShimlaTwo persons were killed and two others were injured when a stone fell on the vehicle at Theog in shimla and three people were killed after a landslide at Banat village of Chowari in Chamba around 4.30 am, the official said. Death came due to rain in kangra tooMeanwhile, rail services between Pathankot and Jogindernagar have been suspended after the Chakki bridge collapsed on saturday due to heavy rains in the kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Railway officials had declared the bridge unsafe and train service on the 'narrow gauge track' from Pathankot in punjab to Jogindernagar in himachal pradesh has been suspended.