In Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, where houses collapsed often, constant rains and landslides killed 66 people. Rescue efforts to the injured and body recovery from debris were ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
60 people have perished in Himachal Pradesh since the severe rains started on August 13; the majority of the deaths, according to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, occurred there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The weather office has forecast sporadic but heavy rainfall throughout Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh over the next four days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rescuers pulled three dead from the ruins on Tuesday as a result of landslides. Two individuals perished in a recent landslip in Shimla, while one body was recovered from the rubble of a fallen Shiva temple in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A landslip in Shimla’s Krishnanagar area resulted in at least eight buildings, including six temporary structures, collapsing and burying an abattoir beneath the rubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that a total of 19 bodies had been found since Monday, including 12 at the site of the collapsed Shiva temple in Summer Hill, five in Fagli, and two in Krishnanagar. He further stated that more than 10 persons are still thought to be trapped inside the Shiva temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An edict from the education department stated that owing to bad weather, all state-run schools and colleges will be closed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around six in the morning, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Army, the police and the SDRF commenced rescue efforts at Summer Hill, according to Shimla Deputy Commissioner Aditya Negi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following a significant downpour on Monday night, the rescue efforts were put on hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Tuesday, August 15, the weather office issued an orange notice, and a yellow alert was in effect for the following four days, until August 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, due to the excessive rains, Himachal Pradesh University postponed classes until August 19. Until August 20, the university library will likewise be closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, a statement stated that both teaching and non-teaching personnel would continue to work at the university as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tuesday’s meeting to examine the state’s current condition was presided over by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who stressed that the Himachal administration is completely committed to advancing restoration operations on a priority basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Six people were killed in rain-related accidents in the bordering state of Uttarakhand, up from two previously reported deaths and seven unaccounted for. Since Monday, there has been a lot of rain throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The disaster management centre in Dehradun said that a body of a woman who went missing after water from a flooded river Pawar reached settlements in the Arakot area of the Uttarkashi district was discovered on Tuesday. Tejaswini’s body, a 14-year-old girl, was also found in a creek in the Lakshman Jhula area of Rishikesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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