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Himachal Pradesh Feels The Brunt Of Incessant Rains ; Landslides, Cloudbursts, Floods Make Lives Tough
Himachal received an average of 135 mm of rain in June against the normal of 101 mm, an excess of 34 per cent. It is the 21st highest rainfall in the month of June in the state since 1901. The highest rainfall of 252.7 mm was recorded in the year 1971.
Since the onset of monsoon on June 20 to date, rain-related incidents have claimed 23 lives in the state, according to the state emergency operation centre.
Himachal received an average of 135 mm of rain in June against the normal of 101 mm, an excess of 34 per cent. It is the 21st highest rainfall in the month of June in the state since 1901. The highest rainfall of 252.7 mm was recorded in the year 1971.
A five-storey building collapsed like cards in five seconds in Bhatta Kuffar in the suburbs of Shimla on Monday morning, while several cows from a shed washed away in the cloudburst in Rampur.
The building at Mathu Colony on the road to Chamiyana Super Specialty Hospital caved in, albeit without casualties as the district administration, sensing grave risk, had already evacuated the inmates. However, two adjoining buildings were also endangered.
Mandi received extensively high rainfall of 216.8 mm since Monday evening.
Deputy Commissioner, Mandi, Apoorv Devgan told PTI that one person died while 12-13 are missing.
The death was reported in Karsog while about seven people belonging to two families are missing in Syanj in Mandi.
Devgan said several people have been rescued and shifted to safe places as cloudbursts and flash floods following heavy rains caused extensive damage at several places in the district.