Himachal Pradesh rains | Another body recovered from temple collapse site in Shimla, death toll climbs to 72
The HinduWith the recovery of one more body from the debris of a collapsed Shiv temple in Summer Hill area in Shimla, the death toll in the rain fury in Himachal Pradesh has climbed to 72, officials said on August 17. Heavy rains have lashed the hill State since Sunday, triggering landslides in several districts, including Shimla. "With the recovery of one more body on Wednesday, the death toll in three landslide incidents – Summer Hill, Fagli and Krishna Nagar in State capital Shimla - has reached 21," Superintendent of Police, Shimla, Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi told PTI. In an interview with PTI, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu had said that his state will take a year to rebuild the infrastructure damaged by the heavy rains this monsoon and claimed that the estimated loss in the two devastating spells of heavy rains - this week and in July - is about ₹10,000 crore.