Ashok Kumar Kedarta (42) and his 6-year-old step-nephew Monu are the only survivors of an 11-member family that lost 9 members following the cloudburst in Samej Khad, Himachal Pradesh. Their houses were also washed away along with many other structures in the village. In the five cloudbursts — three in Kullu and one each in Mandi and Shimla — at least 50 have gone missing. Of them, eight bodies of missing persons were found in Kullu and Mandi. With rescue operations underway, Kedarta has little hope of finding his kin…
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Heavy rainfall likely in Himachal till Aug 6, 115 roads closed for traffic | India News
The meteorological office here on Friday issued a ‘yellow’ alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and lightning in isolated places in ten out districts of Himachal Pradesh till August 6. A total of 115 roads — 46 in Mandi, 38 in Kullu, 15 in Shimla, six each in Kangra and Sirmaur, three in Kinnaur, and one in Lahaul and Spiti — are closed for vehicular traffic following heavy rains in the state. According to the state emergency operation centre, 225 transformers and 111 water supply schemes have been affected. Rain-related incidents…