Death Count Rises To 8 In Himachal After Cloudburst, Rescue Ops On

With the recovery of three more bodies, the death count due to the flash floods in the Nirmand, Sainj and Malana areas in Kullu, Padhar in Mandi and Rampur in the Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh has increased to eight.

Rescue operations were underway on Friday to trace over 45 people missing following flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in three districts of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday.

With the recovery of three more bodies, the death count due to the flash floods in the Nirmand, Sainj and Malana areas in Kullu, Padhar in Mandi and Rampur in the Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh has increased to eight.

While five bodies were found in Rajban village in Mandi, one was found in Nirmand in Kullu and two in Rampur in Shimla. The two bodies recovered in Rajban were identified as those of Aman (9) and Aryan (8), officials said on Friday.