One killed in Himachal flash floods, toll in rain fury at 122
Hindustan TimesA man was killed and three others travelling with him were injured when their vehicle was swept away in a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst at Kayas village in Raison area of Kullu district early on Monday. Eight more vehicles were washed away, a house was damaged and road connectivity to the village snapped due to heavy rain, state disaster management authority director DC Rana said, adding that a rescue team has reached Kayas. Heavy rain, cloudbursts and landslides have claimed 37 lives and caused widespread damage across the state since July 8 with Kullu and Mandi districts bearing the brunt. Lahaul-Spiti additional deputy commissioner Rahul Jain said 12 Gaddi shepherds, stranded due to heavy rain and snowfall from Spiti’s Pin Valley towards Bhawa Pass, had been rescued. Rains damages water supply schemes The excess rainfall has also dealt extensive damage to the state’s water supply schemes, the majority of which include lift irrigation from various river and rivulets.