3 Dead, 20 Swept Away in Kullu, Kangra Districts of Himachal After Heavy Rain

CLOUDBURSTS and flash floods in the Kullu and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday have left three people dead and swept away 20 others.

- HARPREET BAJWA @Chandigarh

The weather office has warned of light to moderate flash flood risk over the watersheds and neighbourhoods of Shimla, Mandi, Kangra, Sirmaur, and Chamba districts for the next 24 hours, as the state may experience heavy to very heavy rain in isolated areas. In Kangra, a cloudburst caused flash floods that struck a rivulet near Khanyara village, sweeping away labourers working on the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric Project. Six labourers are missing, while the bodie