Himachal-Uttarakhand weather LIVE updates: Over 80 die amid heavy rainfall, rescue operation underway
Himachal-Uttarakhand weather LIVE updates: Around 70 pilgrims stranded on the trek route to Madmaheshwar temple in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district were safely evacuated with the help of a helicopter & SDRF personnel, while efforts were underway to rescue over 80 devotees still stuck at the spot.
Himachal Pradesh-Uttarakhand weather LIVE updates: At least 81 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in the last few days in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Onkar Chand Sharma, Principal Secretary, Disaster Management, said that due to the incessant rainfall from August 13-15, a total of 71 people have died and that so far in HP, a monetary loss of around Rs 7,500 crore has been reported in this year’s monsoon season. Meanwhile, very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand this monsoon triggered landslides, cloudbursts and flash floods in several places of hilly state.
Rescue, search operation is underway since 4 days: NDRF Inspector Naseef Khan
#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh | Rescue operation underway in Shimla’s Summer Hill area after a massive landslide took place in the area on 14th August. pic.twitter.com/TD6Q6YPakx
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Death count climbs to 71; mountain-like challenge before state, says CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
The death toll in rain-battered Himachal Pradesh rose to 71 on Wednesday with more bodies being recovered, as Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu termed rebuilding the damaged infrastructure a mountain-like challenge. “At least 71 people have died in the past three days and 13 are still missing. A total of 57 bodies have been recovered since Sunday night,” Principal Secretary (Revenue) Onkar Chand Sharma said. Earlier, Chief Minister Sukhu said that about 60 people have died since Sunday night. Heavy rains have lashed the hill state since Sunday, triggering landslides in several districts including Shimla where three areas- Summer Hill, Fagli and Krishna Nagar- are badly hit by landslips. Sukhu said his state will take a year to rebuild the infrastructure wrecked by the heavy rains this monsoon and claimed that the estimated loss in the two devastating spells of heavy rains – this week and in July – is about Rs 10,000 crore.
960 rescued, over 10,000 taken to safer locations in rain-hit Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab: NDRF
More than 960 people have been rescued while over 10,000 have been shifted to safer places in regions of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab battered by heavy rains and flash floods, the NDRF said on Wednesday. A total of 29 teams of the federal contingency force have been earmarked for undertaking relief and rescue operations in these states out of which 14 are actively deployed while the rest are on standby. Due to excessive rainfall in the last few days, flash floods hit Kangra, Shimla and Mandi districts of Himachal Pradesh and Rupnagar district of Punjab, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said in a statement. Several houses have been damaged and a number of people are stranded at various places, it said. So far, NDRF has rescued more than 960 victims and shifted 10,363 personnel to safer places in these states, it said in an update issued at 7:00 pm. The central force apart from state disaster response units, army, air force, police and local authorities are undertaking rescue operations in the affected areas.
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