KULLU: In almost a repeat of last year’s monsoon, cloudbursts, floods, flash floods and landslides rained devastation Thursday on Himachal Pradesh, leaving at least four people dead and 49 missing.
Apart from this, scores of houses and hydro projects were damaged and several vital roads, including the Chandigarh-Manali and Manali-Leh highway, were blocked. Three of the deaths occurred in Mandi and one in Kullu.
The cloudbursts in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts triggered flash floods, causing huge damage.Officials said the toll could rise.
Kullu and Mandi district authorities shut schools till Aug 2. CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu held an emergency meeting on Thursday to review the situation. In Kullu, a cloudburst in the upper Malana glen of Parvati valley triggered a flash flood in the Malana rivulet, damaging hydroelectric project sites. As many as 35 people, mostly employees, trapped in the Malana hydro project (Stage 1) were rescued by NDRF teams and police.
Apart from this, scores of houses and hydro projects were damaged and several vital roads, including the Chandigarh-Manali and Manali-Leh highway, were blocked. Three of the deaths occurred in Mandi and one in Kullu.
The cloudbursts in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts triggered flash floods, causing huge damage.Officials said the toll could rise.
Kullu and Mandi district authorities shut schools till Aug 2. CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu held an emergency meeting on Thursday to review the situation. In Kullu, a cloudburst in the upper Malana glen of Parvati valley triggered a flash flood in the Malana rivulet, damaging hydroelectric project sites. As many as 35 people, mostly employees, trapped in the Malana hydro project (Stage 1) were rescued by NDRF teams and police.
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