A tragic start to monsoon in Himachal Pradesh: 31 dead, 66 injured, 4 missing in a week
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himla: Rain-related disasters and flash floods during the ongoing monsoon season have claimed 31 lives, left 66 injured, and four missing in Himachal Pradesh from June 20 to 27.
According to the state disaster management cell, Kangra district reported the highest number of fatalities with 10 deaths, followed by four in Chamba, three each in Bilaspur and Una, two each in Kullu, Kinnaur, and Mandi, and one each in Hamirpur, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, and Lahaul-Spiti. The missing persons include three from Kullu and one from Kangra.
The total loss to public property in the state has been assessed to be Rs 29.16 crore and private property worth Rs 48.41 lakh has been damaged till Friday.
The state govt has disbursed Rs 1.24 crore ex-gratia payment to the families for their loss during the monsoon season.
As per the state emergency operation centre, due to rains, as many as 53 roads, 135 power distribution transformers, and 147 water supply schemes in various districts were reported to be blocked and disrupted on Friday evening. The blocked roads included 23 in Kullu district, 16 in Mandi, seven in Lahaul and Spiti district, four in Una district, and three in Sirmaur district.
The concerned authorities were on the job to restore roads and water supply schemes.
Missing in flash floods
The search teams of national and state disaster response forces on Friday recovered the body of one of the three missing persons swept away from a hydropower project site following a flash flood in Manuni Khad in Khanyara under Dharamshala in Kangra district. The deceased is yet to be identified. A total of six bodies have been recovered till now, and two labourers are still missing.
After the flash flood on Wednesday, two bodies were recovered that evening and three on Thursday.
Kangra deputy commissioner Hemraj Bhairwa said, "One body has been found today. Further search operations are under way. We are working to clear the road near the site, which was blocked by a landslide, so that rescue machinery can be moved in.
As three persons are also still missing after the cloudburst triggered a flash flood in Sainj Valley of Kullu district on Wednesday, the efforts by the search operation teams did not bear any fruitful result till Friday evening.
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