11 killed in landslides, rains in J& K, HP, Haryana
Several hurt, newly- wed couple sustains critical injuries in landslide
New Delhi, Sept. 24: At least 11 people were killed on Monday in incessant rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh and caused damage in Haryana and Punjab. A “red alert” was issued in Punjab and educational institutions ordered shut for Tuesday.
Five people, including a minor girl, died and as many were injured in separate incidents during heavy rains in Kullu, Kangra and Chamba districts of HP, said officials.
Several houses were also swept away in flash floods as the Beas is flowing at a dangerous level, said Himachal forest minister Govind Singh Thakur.
In J& K, five members of a family, including three minors, were killed when their house was buried under debris after a landslide in the Doda district, while 29 people stranded in Kathua district after floods were rescued.
Shimla, Sept. 24: At least 11 people were killed on Monday in incessant rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh and caused damage in Haryana. Reports of rainrelated destruction also came in from Uttarakhand and Punjab.
Five people died and as many were injured in separate incidents as heavy rains lashed Kullu, Kangra and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, the officials said.
Four people, including a girl, died in Kullu, while a man died in Kangra district as heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in many parts of the state Monday.
Schools have been directed to remain closed in Kangra, Kullu and Hamirpur districts on Tuesday as a precautionary measure, they said.
As the water level in rivers and streams increased following the incessant rain, a man was swept away by the swelling Nahad Khad ( rivulet) in Kangra, the district administration said.
Tilak Raj, a resident of Luskwara village in Jawali tehsil, was swept away when he was crossing the rivulet Monday morning. His body was recovered in Wuhl Khad with the help of the National Disaster Response Force ( NDRF) personnel, the officials
said.
The four people who lost their lives in Kullu include Rupa ( 18), Sultana ( 15) of Bajaoura, Mohit of Banjar, and Sarang ( 16) of Manikaran, superintendent of police ( Kullu) Shalini Agnihotri said. Newlywedded couple Dalip Singh ( 21) and his wife Rupa ( 18) sustained critical injuries in a landslide between Pinni and Tikker in the district, Agnihotri said, adding that the wife was declared brought dead at a regional hospital, whereas Dalip was undergoing treatment.
Forest minister Govind Singh Thakur visited several affected areas of Kullu and met the family members of the deceased.
Several houses were also swept away in flash floods as the Beas is flowing at a dangerous level, he said, cautioning people against going near rivers and nullahs. Indian Air Force personnel rescued two people stranded at Hurla village near Kullu’s Bajaoura by airlifting them using a helicopter, the minister said. Mr Thakur also honoured IAF staff.
Himachal Pradesh forest minister Govind Singh Thakur visited affected areas of Kullu and met the deceased’s kin to express his condolence