Death Toll Rises to 8, Rescue Operation On To Trace 45 Missing People | Read

Rescue operations were underway on Friday to trace over 45 people missing following flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in three districts of Himachal Pradesh. As per officials, with the recovery of three more bodies, the death toll due to the flash floods in Nirmand, Sainj and Malana areas in Kullu, Padhar in Mandi and Rampur in Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh has increased to eight. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, along with Education Minister Rohit Thakur, visited Samej on the border of Shimla and Kullu districts to take stock of the situation and talk to the victims.

The chief minister also announced immediate relief for those affected until a comprehensive disaster relief package.