Shimla: At least 5 people have died and more than 50 are still missing after the cloudbursts at several places in the state. Search and rescue operations and restoration works are still underway in Rampur Bushahr where an incident of cloudburst occurred, yesterday.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stated that State Minister Jagat Singh Negi is on the site and NDRF, Army, etc have been actively carrying out rescue and search operations.
"Rescue and relief operations are in full swing...I am going to visit the spot from where the most number of people are missing...if the sunlight comes out, the rescue operation can be carried out with much more speed...we can recover the bodies only when sunlight comes out... our current motive is to rescue the 4 trapped people and recover the bodies trapped under the debris...I request the tourists not to go near waterfalls and rivers..." said the CM. (with Agency inputs)
