Himachal rains: Rescue operations on to trace 30 missing after cloudbursts, landslips in Mandi
About 250 personnel from the National and State Disaster Response Forces, Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Home Guards, along with the administration and locals, are undertaking the search and rescue work. Besides, 20 teams are gathering information and distributing ration and medical kits in inaccessible areas, officials said.
So far, 1,538 ration kits have been distributed to the affected people and immediate relief of ₹12.44 lakh has been provided. An additional ₹5 lakh each is being sent to the Thunag and Janjheli areas, they added.
Flash Floods Wreak Havoc in Mandi's Thunag, Himachal Pradesh
About 225 houses, seven shops, 243 cattle sheds, 31 vehicles, 14 bridges and several roads were damaged in the disaster. A total of 215 cattle have perished, while 494 people have been rescued, as per the latest report.
Till Sunday (July 6) evening, 243 roads were closed in the State, of which 183 are in Mandi district alone. Additionally, 241 transformers and 278 water supply schemes were affected in Himachal Pradesh, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), the officials said.
Meanwhile, light to moderate rain lashed parts of the State. Nangal Dam received 56 mm of rain, followed by Olinda (46 mm), Berthin (44.6 mm), Una (43 mm), Naina Devi (36.4 mm), Gohar (29 mm) and Brahmani (28.4 mm).
The local Met office has issued a yellow warning of heavy rain at isolated places in the State till July 10 (Thursday).
The estimated losses due to the rains so far stand at around ₹572 crore, as per the SEOC, though the Chief Minister maintained the figure was close to ₹700 crore as data was still being compiled.
Since the onset of the monsoon on June 20, the State has reported 78 deaths, of which 50 were linked to rain-related incidents such as cloudbursts, flash floods and landslips. As many as 121 people have sustained injuries so far.
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