Over 50 people have died in the past two days in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh. Two houses in state's Solan district were washed away following the cloudburst on Sunday night. While six people were rescued, seven others were killed in Jadon village, a police official said.
In another rain-related incident, nine people have died following two landslides at Shiv temple in the Summer Hill area and the Fagli area of Shimla. Several houses were buried under the mud and slush brought down by the landslide in the Fagli area.
According to the state emergency operation centre, 752 roads were closed in the state because of the calamity. All schools and colleges in the state have been ordered to be shut today.
In Uttarakhand, the defence college building in Dehradun's Maldevta collapsed today as torrential rains pounded the state, flooding major rivers and their tributaries and causing landslides along the national highways to Badrinath, Kedarnath and Gangotri shrines, officials said.
Several people are feared to be buried in landslides triggered by heavy rains in the state.
According to official estimates, 52 people had died due to rain-related incidents in this monsoon session while another 37 people sustained injuries. Heavy rains in Uttarakhand have triggered landslides and flash floods in several places.
