Apart from the 19 people reported dead, three have been reported missing, 34 have been injured and a total of 352 animals died in nine incidents of landslides, six incidents of flash floods and one incident of cloudburst reported between June 24 to June 28 in Himachal Pradesh.
A five-storey house located next to the Kalka-Shimla National Highway reportedly collapsed in Solan due to heavy rains and the wrong construction of the four-lane, said the officials on Wednesday
Four people died, and one got injured critically in a severe road accident on Bhadrash Rohru link road near Shalun Kaichi in the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh, Rampur Police officials said.
Goa is likely to receive moderate to heavy spells of rain on Wednesday, said India Meteorological Department (IMD). It said that clouds are present over the talukas of the North Goa and South Goa districts, and they are moving toward the east.
The Himachal Pradesh Government transferred 18 officers including 9 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officers and 9 Himachal Pradesh (HP) State Service Officers on the proposal of the Civil Services Board in view of public interest.
While speaking to ANI, IMD scientist Soma Sen said," The monsoon is active currently with its rapid advancement in the last 4-5 days. Leaving some parts of northwest India, the monsoon has impacted almost the entire country. Entire Gujarat and south-east Rajasthan have been covered by the
"It has been raining heavily and we are stuck inside the hotel rooms. Due to the rain, we could not go anywhere outside," said Rahul, a tourist from Punjab.
"There is a possibility of rain for the next 5 days. Heavy rain alert continues at some places of the state," said Sandeep Kumar Sharma, IMD scientist, Shimla.
According to the weather department, different areas of Kangra, Chamba, Bilaspur, Una, Hamirpur, Mandi, Kullu, Shimla, and Solan districts are expected to get light rainfall with thunderstorms in the next 2-3 hours.
On Monday, a 19-year-old drowned while taking a bath in the Pabbar River, located under the limits of Saraswati Nagar Police station, in Hatkoti village (Jubbal), according to the police.
On receiving the information, the Station House Officer, Head Constable and other officials reached the