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Five people who went missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district remained untraceable on Sunday, a senior official said.
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.
Himachal, Uttarakhand rains: As many as 742 roads and 172 water supply schemes were disrupted in the state, an official statement quoting Principal Secretary (Revenue) Onkar Chand Sharma said.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today said that the government was committed to restoring the old glory of Shimla city. Several projects, including to augment water supply, were being implemented to make the lives of people comfortable.