Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh

Tragic Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh: 2 Dead, 50 Missing – Rescue Operations Continues!

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Latest Update on Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh

According to ANI, up to 50 persons are missing following a cloudburst in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, sparking a huge search and rescue operation by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). The cloudburst occurred late last night in Rampur’s Samej Khad region, resulting in abrupt and catastrophic flooding.

Source : X/ANI

According to officials, a cloudburst has also been spotted in Thaltukhod, Padhar subdivision, Mandi district. Apoorv Devgan, Deputy Commissioner of Mandi, stated one dead has been discovered and nine persons were reported missing.

Several residences have been damaged by the extreme water. District administration and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed to the affected region. Meanwhile, terrifying images from several regions of Himachal Pradesh have emerged, depicting the swelling Beas River screaming through valleys and cities.

Himachal Pradesh cloudburst Live: NDRF team, SDRF team, police, and rescue team left for the site of the incident

Deputy commissioner Anupam Kashyap and superintendent of police Sanjeev Gandhi left for the site of the incident. Deputy commissioner Anupam Kashyap said that as soon as the information about the incident was received, the NDRF team, SDRF team, police, and rescue team left for the site of the incident.

 

Himachal Pradesh cloudburst

 

Deputy commissioner Anupam Kashyap said that relief work has been started immediately. He said that ITBP, the Special Home Guard contingent, has also been included in the rescue team. He further added that all the teams are working together in the rescue operations and all the basic facilities, including the ambulance, have been provided.

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force, Indo Tibetan Border Police, police and home guards have started rescue operations.

CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu tweets, “Very sad news has been received about more than 50 people missing due to 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.”

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu also holds meeting with officials regarding search and rescue operations in the Samej Khad of ​​Rampur area in Shimla district where more than 50 people are missing and 2 bodies have been recovered so far after a cloudburst.

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