Death toll in Mandi cloudburst rises to 14, search on for missing

With the recovery of one more body, the death toll in flash floods and cloudbursts incidents in Mandi district reached 14 on Thursday, said officials, adding that the search to find the missing 31 persons was still underway.

- Shailee Dogra

The damaged roads are making it difficult for district administration to reach remote villages to provide relief, said officials.

Since June 20, monsoon fury has claimed 69 lives and 110 people have been reportedly injured, as per the state emergency operations centre.

Mandi deputy commissioner (DC) Apurv Devgan, while talking to media said, “So far 14 people have been confirmed dead in incidents of rain and cloudburst in Karsog, Thunag, Gohar, Dharampur and Sadar subdivisions of Mandi district on the night of June 30 and the morning of July 1. While 31 people are still reported missing. So far 154 houses have been reported to have collapsed in the district.”