Two dead, 20 feared swept away in Kangra as flash floods batter Himachal
Shimla/Dharamshala, June 26 -- Two persons died while more than 20 were feared swept away as cloudburst, flash floods and heavy rain wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. Two bodies were recovered from the Manuni Khad in Kangra district while around 15-20 workers stationed at a labour colony near the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site were feared swept away following a surge in water level in the rivulet in Khanyara. According to officials, the project work had been suspended due to rain, and the workers were resting in the temporary shelters near the site when floodwaters from Manuni Khad and nearby drains diverted towards the labour colony, sweeping the workers away.
Three people went missing as cloudbursts led to flash floods in several parts of Kullu district, damaging houses, a school building, shops and roads. Three cloudbursts were reported from Jeeva Nallah and Rehla Bihal in Sainj and Shilagarh in Gadsa area of Kullu district.P2...
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