Himachal Pradesh Landslide: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Thursday rescued 51 people who were stranded in cloud burst incident sites at Shehnu Gouni and Kholanala villages in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, said authorities. The Himalayan state has reported widespread destruction and deaths due to heavy rains, landslides and cloudbursts reported from different parts of the state. Meanwhile, several houses collapsed after a massive landslide struck Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Thursday.
Shimla has witnessed several landslides in the past weeks with the toll in rain-related incidents in the district in the past 10 days rising to 26, which include 17 deaths in Summer Hill landslide, five in Fagli and two in Krishna Nagar.
Himachal Pradesh rains: CM Sukhu said that the administration identified the risk and successfully evacuated the buildings two days before they collapsed.