Dharamsala: Rescue operations are taking place in the valley of Boh Kanggur Kangra following a landslide where one person died and nine others were still afraid of being caught under the rubble.
A team from the National Disaster Response (NDRF) save four people on Monday and efforts to attract others from debris, said an official on Tuesday.
Kangra SP Vimukt Ranjan said a woman died and nine other people were still afraid of being caught under the rubble after their homes collapsed because landslides triggered by heavy rain in the valley of Boh on Monday.
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During his visit to the valley of Boh on Tuesday, Chairman of Minister Jai Ram Thakur said the state government would provide new homes to those whose homes were destroyed in flash floods or landslides.
He thanked the Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah to immediately send the NDRF team to Boh Valley for aid and rescue operations.
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The national and state highways were blocked because landslides and flash floods in the damaged Nullah houses and “a village in Boah was devastated during heavy rain on Monday.
I was sad to hear that a woman had lost her life in this landslide.
Nine people Still stuck under debris.
We strive our best to save them, “he told reporters at Gagal Airport.
Thakur said eight houses were completely destroyed in flash floods and landslides.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the situation caused by heavy rain at Himachal Pradesh was carefully monitored with the Central Authority working in coordination with the state government.
Kangra Deputy Commissioner of Nipun Jindal and SP Ranjan has visited the remote Hill area Boh on Monday to take stock of assistance work.
One dead, 9 trapped after Himachal landslides
