At least 22 people were killed and 12 others injured in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, officials said. An official said the total loss to the state property amounted to Rs 490 crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All educational institutions in Shimla, Solan and Kullu districts will remain closed on Monday as heavy to extremely heavy rain continue to lash the state, district officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials said teams of the National Disaster Response Force had been called in Kangra’s Nurpur and Solan’s Nalagarh subdivisions to meet any eventuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indian Meteorological Department in Shimla said the state received the highest-ever rainfall for a 24-hour period, since records began almost 70 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The state as a whole received 102.5 mm and this was 1,065 per cent more than normal for this day,” IMD said in a statement. This is the highest ever rainfall in 24 hours over the state, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nine people died in Shimla, five in Solan, two each in Kullu, Sirmaur and Chamba; and one each in Una and Lahaul-Spiti districts, they added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Landslides hit a spot near the RTO office in Shimla, leaving three persons dead. One person sustained injuries in the incident, police said.In Narkanda area of Shimla district, two Nepalese died and three were injured after when a tree fell on their house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another incident, a labourer was killed and six injured as the wall of a house collapsed in the Lower Cemetery area following heavy rainfall early Sunday, police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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