Himachal: Death toll in Samej cloudburst rises to 21 after recovery of missing girl's body

Shimla, August Almost a month after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst hit the Samej area of Rampur district in Himachal Pradesh on July 31, the body of a girl was recovered from Shimla district on Friday, taking the death...

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Updated At : 03:59 PM Aug 30, 2024 IST

Cracks appear on Shimla-Chandigarh National Highway after heavy rains, in Shimla. PTI file

Shimla, August

Almost a month after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst hit the Samej area of Rampur district in Himachal Pradesh on July 31, the body of a girl was recovered from Shimla district on Friday, taking the death toll in the tragedy to 21.

Officials said the body was found under the Kol Dam in Sunni in the morning. They said the body, which appeared to be that of a 14- to 15-year-old girl, was in a mutilated condition and has been sent for a postmortem.

Shimla Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap said a total of 21 bodies have been found so far in the search operation that was launched to find 36 missing persons in the Samej tragedy.

"The search operation is ongoing under the leadership of the police," he said. PTI

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