: Himachal Pradesh: 19 dead, 5 missing after flash floods, landslides #IndiaNEWS At least 19 persons died and five are missing after flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, PTI reported.Thirteen

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Himachal Pradesh: 19 dead, 5 missing after flash floods, landslides #IndiaNEWS
At least 19 persons died and five are missing after flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, PTI reported.Thirteen persons died in the Mandi district alone, Deputy Commissioner Arindam Chaudhary said. In the district’s Kashan village, the bodies of eight members of a family were retrieved from the debris of their home. Their bodies were found after a four-hour search operation by the National Disaster Response Force.Three persons died in the Chamba district’s Banet village after a house collapsed in a landslide, the district emergency operation centre said.Meanwhile, authorities in the Hamirpur district safely evacuated 22 persons stranded following a flash flood, unidentified officials told PTI.The landslides and floods have caused the maximum amount of damage in the Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts, State Disaster Management Department Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said. He added that traffic has been blocked at 743 roads across Himachal Pradesh, including Manali-Chandigarh national highway at Mandi and the Shimla-Chandigath highway at Shoghi.Chief Minister Jairam Thakur said that he was extremely pained to hear about the deaths due to heavy rains. He added that he has directed all district administrations to carry out rescue and relief operations.“The affected families will certainly be given all possible assistance,� he said. “I again humbly urge citizens...Read more

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