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Around 10 people are reportedly missing while one person has been injured due to a cloudburst in Lahaul-Spiti district.
The state police and ITBP teams are conducting a search operation.
New Delhi: A cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh s tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti on Tuesday resulted in flash floods, around 10 people are reportedly missing while one person has been injured.
The incident took place at Udaipur in Lahaul at around 8 PM on Tuesday, state disaster management director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta told PTI. Two tents of labourers and a private JCB have been washed away. Around 10 people are reported missing.
A 19-year-old labourer, Mohammad Altaaf, has been injured. The resident of Jammu and Kashmir, has been referred to a nearby hospital.
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