The death toll due to incessant rains reached 27 in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. At least six people are still missing while two people have sustained injuries, according to a government statement.
As many as 46 incidents of landslides, flash floods, cloud bursts and road accidents were reported in the State during the past 48 hours. Mandi, Kangra, Chamba, Kullu, Hamirpur and Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh have been the worst affected. Several rivers and rivulets are in spate even as the rainfall relatively relented on Sunday.
At least 52 houses collapsed during the intense rains while eight vehicles were damaged in different rain-related incidents, said the report of State Disaster Management. Principal secretary (Revenue) Onkar Sharma said that ₹232.31 crore has been released from the State Disaster Response Fund to the affected districts.
