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Himachal Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena on Monday briefed the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) about the latest status of the National Highways of Himachal Pradesh following the damages caused to the road network due to the landslides triggered by heavy rains and floods in a virtual review meeting

Frightening visuals of the wanton destruction caused by the rains were shared on social media by users, showing houses and bridges being ripped apart by flood water as if they were made of cardboard.

State authorities have ordered the closure of schools and colleges for two days

As many as 22 people have died in flash floods and landslides in the state of Himachal Pradesh. At least 743 roads have been blocked due to unprecedented rainfall.

22 dead, 10 injured in separate incidents of flash floods, landslide and cloud burst

The railway bridge constructed on the Chakki river in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district collapsed on Saturday amid continuous downpours in the area.

At least six people have been killed and 13 are missing in two separate incidents of flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. The flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have caused colossal damage to the Himalayan state.

As many as 743 roads, including the Manali-Chandigarh national highway at Mandi and the Shimla-Chandigath highway at Shoghi have been blocked for traffic, he added. In Mandi alone, 13 people died and six went missing in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, Deputy Commissioner Arindam Chaudhary said. Those missing are feared dead, he said.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Twenty-two people, including eight members of a family, were killed and six feared dead in incidents of landslide and flash flood triggered by heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh since Friday, officials said. India News | Himachal Pradesh: 22 Dead in Flash Floods, Landslides.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in isolated places today in Himachal Pradesh in the districts of Kangra, Chamba, Bilaspur, Sirmaur, and Mandi districts.