Shimla, July 17 -- Himachal Pradesh Minister Jagat Singh Negi said on Thursday that the state has suffered over Rs 1,000 crore in damages due to the ongoing monsoon-related disasters, including flash floods, landslides, and heavy rainfall.

Speaking to ANI in Shimla, Negi said the scale of the devastation across the state has been unprecedented in the past 28 days.

"So far, 109 people have lost their lives, out of which 64 deaths were caused directly due to rain-induced disasters like flash floods and landslides. The remaining fatalities occurred mainly due to road accidents during the same monsoon period," Negi told ANI.

The minister added that more than 226 roads remain blocked, including one National Highway--NH-707, which has suffer...