Himachal flash floods: 4 dead & 9 missing, mother-son washed away

At least four people are feared dead and nine reported missing in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh.

Officials said two people are feared dead in Kullu district and one in Chamba. One person was killed and nine are missing in Lahaul-Spiti.

In Kullu, a 25-year-old woman and her four-year-old son were washed away in Brahamganga, a tributary of the Parvati river, near Manikaran on Wednesday morning due to a sudden surge in the water level, officials said.

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In Lahaul, two tents of labourers and a private JCB were washed away in the flash floods triggered by a cloudburst on Tuesday night. At least, nine labourers are still missing.

In Lahaul-Spiti, several roads have been blocked and around 60 vehicles are stranded due to multiple landslides.

Many roads in various other parts of the state have been blocked due to landslides.