New Delhi, July 8 -- With heavy rain pummelling several parts of Himachal Pradesh, the cumulative death toll due to rain-related incidents in the state has risen to 80 since June 20.

52 of these fatalities have been directly attributed to disasters such as landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts, while 28 deaths were due to other causes, including road accidents, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).

The report defines "other causes" as including electrocution, snake bites, and falls from steep terrain.

An SDMA official said, "As per cumulative data compiled till July 7, the state has recorded 80 deaths--52 from rain-induced incidents, 28 from road accidents."

Rain-related deaths included 14 due to cloudbursts...