Himachal Cloudburst: 5 dead, around 50 still missing; Rescue work continues
CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stated that Minister Jagat Singh Negi is on the site and NDRF, Army, etc have been actively carrying out rescue and search operations. Read further on Dynamite News:
Shimla: At least 5 people have died and more than 50 are still missing after the cloudbursts at several places in the state. Search and rescue operations and restoration works are still underway in Rampur Bushahr where an incident of cloudburst occurred, yesterday.
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