13 people died , 38 others missing in various rain related mishaps in HP
Shimla, Aug 14
About 13 leople died after getting burried under landslides and collapsed buildings in Himachal Pradesh in past 24 hrs and 38 others missing under it.
According to state CPI(M) counselor Virender Thakur of Summerhill Shimla MC, four bodies were evucated from a shrine near Bioleuganj and 26 others are still under in the rubble.
He said that State Diaster Respose Force is evucating bodies as 26 devotees burried alive under Shivmandir temple near Bioleuganj in the outskirt of capital town as landslide hit the temple during morning prayer on Monday.
Police sources said that devotees were gathered in the shrine around 0700hrs for special prayers on Monday. A massive landslide occurred on the Andadi road near Totu-Shimla Railway line and hit the temple. The massive landslide over the railway line hit the temple after inceasent rainfall overnight.
The SDRF is deployed to evacuate the victims from the rubble. Victims could be heard fromunder the rubbles seeking for assistance.
The incidents occurred when a number of devotees were busy preparing Khir Parsad for special prayers early today.
As per initial reports recieved from spot the slide struck the Shiv baudi area between Summerhill and Boilueganj number of people were under the debris.
State Diaster Management Authority said that devastrating rain in the past 24 hours have claimed number of casualities in the state.
Earlier Seven people lost life in Mamligh area of Solan district.
An information just received said that many trees and debris hit a suburb near Lal Kothi in Fagli, and many dharas (shanties) have collapsed. The administeration fear that nine to ten people may have been buried in the affected colony.
Rescue team of administration has reached the spot and started rescuing the people. Information has been received that one person has died in this accident.
According to CPI(M) leader Bhupinder Singh, a Prabhas Rana died while trying to rescue a family after their house collapsed in Taniyar village last night. He couldn’t be taken to the hospital due to rainaffected road . Comrade Rana was former Pradhan of Dharampur, Panchayat Samiti and member and former president of SFI and CITU.
In the state death toll to rainfury went up to near 270 and 13 died in the last 24 hrs however casualty could mount to 48 to 50.
A report received from Kangra said that around 75 people trapped in flooded water in a Adwani stone crasher under Jawali Subdivision of Kangra district. Rescue operation couldn’t not be started, while we are filing this report.
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