Deputy Commissioner of Shimla, Anupam Kashyap said,“ Roads have been washed away and a hydropower project in the area has also been damaged. Drones are also being used to locate the missing people.’’The teams of the National Disaster Response Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, police and home guards have started rescue operations.The Met Office has issued an ‘orange’ alert for heavy to very heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, in isolated places of all Himachal Pradesh districts, barring Kinnaur Lahaul and Sipiti, for Thursday. A ‘yellow’ alert was also issued on Wednesday for heavy rain at isolated places from Friday. The wet spell in the state is predicted to last till August 6. It also warned of the possibility of landslides and flash floods in vulnerable areas of Kullu, Solan, Sirmaur, Shimla and Kinnaur districts and damage to plantations and standing crops, vulnerable structures and kutcha houses due to strong winds and waterlogging in low-lying areas.
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