Flash floods triggered by heavy rains damaged several buildings and washed away cars in Himachal Pradesh.At least seven people are feared dead and nine reported missing in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, a senior disaster management official said on Wednesday.
The district administration is arranging the necessary equipment at the spot for a prompt rescue operation by the NDRF.
The state police and the ITBP teams were dispatched for searching the missing people but a heavy flow of water hampered the search operation on Tuesday night, the official said, adding that the search operation will resume on Wednesday morning, he added.
Meanwhile, heavy rains continued to lash various parts of the state. The Shimla Meteorological Centre has issued a ”red” weather warning.
