Himachal CloudBurst: 2 Death, more than 20 swept away; Orange warning issued for heavy rain on Thursday | Top updates | Today news

Heavy rain and flash floods in the Kangra of Himachal Pradesh resulted in two deaths and about 20 missing. In the Kullu district, three individuals were swept away, and there were houses, a school, roads and small bridges significant damage. Heavy rains and flash floods claim two lives in Himachal Pradesh (Pti) Two people were killed, while about 20 on Wednesday disappeared in the Kangra of Himachal Pradesh after heavy rains, flash floods and a cloud burst state. Meanwhile, three others in the Kullu district were swept away, while the rainfall damaged several houses, a school building, roads and small bridges. Look at all the top updates here: Authorities have restored two bodies of the Manuni Khad in the Kangra district, while approximately 15-20 workers are driving on a labor colony near the Indira Priyadarhini hydroelectric project, the Khaniyara-Manuni-Khad overflowing as the sudden rise in water. According to officials, the project work was suspended due to rain, and the workers rested in the temporary shelters near the terrain when floodwaters derived from Manuni Khad and nearby drains to the labor colony and wiped away the workers. Rescue teams from the State Ramp Reaction Force (SDRF), Local Administration, Gram Panchayat and the Income Division have arrived on the site to enter into search and rescue efforts. Officials said some local workers attached to the project were found safe. Meanwhile, three incidents in Cloudbursts of Jeeva Nallah and Rehla Bihal in Sainj and Shilagarh in the Gadsa area were reported in the Kullu district. Three people in Rehla Bihal who are trying to take their valuable articles out of their homes have been washed away in the flood and are missing, officials said. Kullu Adc Ashwani Kumar said flash floods were also reported from Manali and Banjar in the district. The Manali-Chandigarh National Highway was partially damaged near Manali as the Beas River in spate in a part of the highway. However, vehicle traffic is still on. Videos of heavy floods in different places in Kullu show the extent of the damage. In one can be seen a vehicle floating in muddy waters. In the subdivision of Banjar, a bridge was washed away due to flooding in the Hornagad area, while water entered the premises of a government school, except to damage an agricultural land and a cow. Water levels in the Beas and Sutlej rivers have also risen. Besides, police in Lahaul and Spiti police said the road from Kaza to Samdoh was obstructed in various places due to landslides, diminishing debris and overflowing drains. The Met office warned until Thursday night at low to moderate flash flood risk in parts of five districts -Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla and Syrmaur -. It also issued an orange warning of heavy rain in isolated places in four to seven districts over the next four days to June 29.