Cloudburst in Himachal’s Shimla Dist, 36 Are Missing

Shimla: At least 36 people went missing after a cloudburst in Rampur in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district.

Teams of rescuers have rushed to the spot for relief and rescue operations. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the police, and local rescue units have reached the affected area.

Reports say flash floods in the Beas and Parvati rivers in Kullu district have damaged public and private property. After heavy rain, a dam of a hydropower project in Malana located on the Parvati River has burst.

Union Minister and BJP chief J.P. Nadda spoke to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu regarding the situation. The Chief Minister has convened an emergency meeting in the secretariat here following three cloudbursts across the states, an official statement said.

The Meteorological (MeT) office has issued an ‘orange’ alert for heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, at isolated places in the state for the next 24 hours.

The weather office also warned of the possibility of landslides and flash floods in vulnerable areas of Kullu, Solan, Sirmaur, Shimla and Kinnaur districts.