135 feared dead as flash floods lash Himachal

SHIMLA, Aug 12: Nearly 135 persons were feared killed in flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in Shimla and Kinnaur districts of Himachal ...

SHIMLA, Aug 12: Nearly 135 persons were feared killed in flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in Shimla and Kinnaur districts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday night, official sources said here today.

Forty bodies were recovered while another 65 persons were reported missing in Chargaon, one of the areas worst affected by the floods, the sources said.

The flood fury in Himachal also hit the adjoining Ghusali village, Neogli and Manglad areas in Shimla district and Wangtoo area in tribal Kinnaur district, damaging several government and private buildings, washing away bridges.

Twelve persons, including a policeman, were feared to have been washed away, the sources said. The death toll is set to climb further.

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