More landslides, flash floods in HP

Heavy overnight rains triggered massive landslides and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, leaving three members of a family dead and submerging a bus stand and commercial establishments in Mandi district, officials said.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Moderate to heavy rains have lashed several parts of the state since Monday evening. In Shimla, which received 142 mm of rain in 12 hours since Monday evening, several vehicles were buried in a landslide near Himland in the heart of the city.

Many buses and other vehicles were swept away in the floods in Mandi, where one person has been reported missing.

Officials said a house collapsed following a landslide in Bragta village in Mandi district, leaving two women and a child dead.