Shimla, Sept. 1 -- Relentless monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh, claiming more lives and causing widespread destruction. The state's rain-related death toll since June 20 has risen to around 325.
In a fresh tragedy in Junga, Shimla district, a massive landslide buried the home of Virender Kumar (35) and his 10-year-old daughter, killing both along with their cattle. His wife survived, as she was outside at the time. In another incident at Kotkhai, an elderly woman, Kalavati (wife of Balam Singh), was killed when her house collapsed under landslide debris despite locals' rescue efforts.
The disaster has forced the shifting of four families to safer places in Dayar Moli village of Rohru, where continuous sliding thre...