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PremiumHimachal, Uttarakhand Rain Highlights: More than 50 people and 11 are dead are reported missing in Shimla, Mandi and Kullu districts due to the incidents of cloudbursts in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukkhu said that rescue and relief operations are ongoing. Amid massive devastation caused by cloudbursts and landslides in Himachal and Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the situation, reported ANI, citing sources. PM Modi also ordered officials to ensure all possible assistance to the victims of heavy rains and cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh.
"Very sad news has been received about more than 50 people missing due to a cloudburst in Rampur tehsil of Shimla, Padhar tehsil of Mandi district and Jaon, Nirmand villages of Kullu. Teams of NDRF, SDRF, Police, Home Guard and Fire Services are engaged in relief, search and rescue operations. The local administration has been instructed to carry out relief and rescue operations smoothly. I am in touch with the officials and monitoring the relief and rescue operations. The state government is committed to providing all possible assistance," the Chief Minister said in a post.
Meanwhile, flash floods and cloudbursts have caused huge damage in several areas of Uttarakhand. At least ten people died following heavy rain in several areas of the state, informed Uttarakhand State Disaster Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman on Thursday. Moreover, hundreds of people were trapped after the concrete bridge and footbridge on the Kedarnath route were damaged by rains.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted a field inspection of the areas affected by heavy rains in Rudraprayag
A statement from the Health Minister's office said, “On the sad news of huge losses and disruption of life due to cloudburst in various areas of Himachal Pradesh, Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda spoke to Himachal Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu and assured all possible help from the central government. The BJP President JP Nadda, also spoke to former CM and LoP in the Himachal assembly, Jairam Thakur and the BJP State President and directed all BJP workers to engage in relief work."
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