Director General of Himachal Pradesh Police Atul Verma said that rescue operations will continue till all missing bodies are found.
Himachal Pradesh Floods Latest News, Death Toll, and Damage: In a shocking incident, it has been reported that the death toll due to flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in three districts of Himachal Pradesh has increased to 13 after four bodies were recovered from Mandi and Shimla districts on Sunday. Meanwhile, 55 people are still missing and the recent floods have caused around Rs 700 crore worth of damage in affected areas.
On Sunday, the authorities recovered the bodies of 23-year-old Sonam and three-month-old Manvi from Rajbhan village in the Padhar area of Mandi district while two other bodies were found near Dhakoli on the banks of the Satluj River in Rampur whose identifications are yet to be identified.
Director General of Himachal Pradesh Police Atul Verma said that rescue operations will continue till all missing bodies are found.
Himachal Pradesh cloudburst, flash floods
Recently, a series of cloudbursts took place in Kullu’s Nirmand, Sainj, and Malana, as well as Mandi’s Padhar and Shimla’s Rampur subdivision on the night of July 31, causing widespread damage.
The cloudburst on Wednesday triggered flash floods in the Kullu and Mandi districts which also triggered flash floods in Sarpara, Ganvi, and Kurban nallahs.
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