Two dead as heavy rains cause landslides in Shimla

Two labourers lost their lives and three people were injured at Kanlog in Shimla due to heavy rains on Sunday morning. A temporary hutment made of tin sheets collapsed in an under-construction building resulting in the death of two people. In another incident,20 persons living in Ruldu Bhatta locality near Lakkar Bazaar had a narrow escape when a deodar tree fell due to landslide and damaged seven houses in the vicinity. Three persons were injured in the incident and were admitted to the IGMC Hospital.

Superintendent of Police R M Sharma said,“Five labourers were sleeping when boulders and debris from the hill fell on the hut due to heavy downpour. Two people died on the spot. They all were the natives of the Sirmour district.”

The government has announced a compensation of Rs 10,000 each to the kin of the dead.

The Met department in Shimla stated that the city received 72.3 mm of rain on Sunday morning. Significant rainfall was also received at Kasauli (79 mm),Dharmpur (66 mm),Jubbar Hatti (22 mm),Sandhol (19 mm),Kotkhai (12 mm),Baldwara (7 mm) and Saloni and Jubbal (4 mm each).