Cloudburst In Himachal Pradesh, 13 Died

Mandi received the highest rainfall at 110 MM…

On Wednesday night, a cloudburst occurred near the Samej and Bagi bridges.

45 people were washed away in Himachal Pradesh.

Rescue operations in the affected area are still going on.

Baljinder Singh, 14th Battalion Commandant, National Disaster Response Force said that the NDRF teams were sent to Himachal Pradesh to ensure no delay in the rescue operations.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Singh said "This year, the NDRF teams were sent to remote locations in HP to ensure no delay in the rescue operations. The Samej cloudburst that has taken place is a huge disaster."

Further, he added that 13 bodies were recovered.

"We have recovered 13 dead bodies as of now. Four dead bodies were recovered earlier.

Ten more people were missing, and we have found nine bodies as of now. One person has still not been found. We will make sure the rescue operations are carried out properly," he said.

Earlier, on August 7, the IMD reported significant rainfall across the state, with Joginder Nagar in Mandi district experiencing the highest at 110 MM in 24 hours.

Kuldeep Srivastava, head of IMD Himachal Pradesh, said that alerts were issued for several regions.

"We have recorded the highest rainfall at Joginder Nagar in Mandi district at 110 mm during the past 24 hours.

It is heavy rainfall, and in Sirmaur district, we have received heavy rainfall," Dr. Srivastava stated.

"In other parts, there has been moderate rainfall. Nearly 75 per cent of areas have received between 30 mm to 50 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours," Srivastava told news agency ANI.