Shimla, Sept. 16 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday said the state has suffered losses worth nearly Rs 20,000 crores in the last three years due to floods and rain-related disasters.

Speaking to reporters in Shimla, Sukhu said the latest spell of heavy rains has caused extensive damage across the state.

"Last night, there was heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh. In Mandi district's Sundernagar Nihari area, three people died, while two people are reported missing in Kinnaur. In Kangra, 13 families have been shifted to shelter homes. Certainly, the retreating monsoon is causing destruction in the state," the Chief Minister said.

Sukhu said that since the monsoon began on June 20, Himachal has suffered wid...