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Seven people have died after a cloudburst incident in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district. Authorities said that six people were rescued after the cloudburst at Mamligh village of Kandaghat subdivision in Solan. Reports said that two houses and one cowshed were washed away. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu offered condolences and said that he has directed the authorities to ensure all possible assistance and support to the affected families.     #CloudBurst #HimachalPradesh #Solan                  ~HT.97~PR.151~ED.155~

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00:00 "There is a cloudburst incident in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district.

00:12 Authorities said that six people were rescued after the cloudburst at Mamlig village of

00:17 Kandaghat subdivision in Solan.

00:19 Reports said that two houses and one cowshed were washed away.

00:23 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Subbinder Singh Sukku offered condolences and said that

00:27 he has directed the authorities to ensure all possible assistance and support to the

00:32 affected families.

00:34 The Chief Minister said that all educational institutes in the hill state will be shut

00:37 on Monday in view of the safety of students amid heavy rains.

00:42 He added saying that he has spoken to all district collectors in the state for feedback

00:46 on the damage and devastation.

00:49 He was also informed about the closure of the road routes and the damage caused by landslides.

00:54 The Chief Minister has instructed the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary as well as all DCs

01:00 to keep a close watch on the situation in view of heavy rains.

01:04 The CM said that administrative staff should be alert and maintain smooth arrangements

01:08 for roads, electricity and water.

01:11 The Department of Education of the state issued a notification informing that all the ongoing

01:15 examinations of postgraduate classes including B.Ed examinations scheduled on August 14 have

01:21 been cancelled.

01:23 On Monday, the India Meteorological Department said that the heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh

01:28 and neighbouring Uttarakhand are due to a fresh spell of western disturbance.

01:33 The IMD said that the location of the monsoon trough lies along the foothills of the Himalayas

01:37 and hence the south-westerly Arabian Sea monsoonal winds are hitting the Himalayan foothills.

01:43 According to an IMD statement on Sunday, moderate to heavy rainfall at many places is very likely

01:48 to continue over the state with very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places

01:53 in the districts of Chamba, Gangra, Hamirpur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Kullu and

01:58 Sirmore.

01:59 It further forecasted very heavy rainfall at many places and extremely heavy rainfall

02:05 at isolated places in Bias, Ranjit Sagar and the Pong Dam catchment area.

02:10 Himachal Pradesh has been the worst affected state in the country due to the floods and

02:14 landslides, with officials announcing on Sunday a staggering loss of over Rs 7,000 crore due

02:21 to the monsoon's devastating impact.

02:24 The monsoon season commenced in Himachal Pradesh on June 24.

02:28 According to the officials, the monsoon's death count stood at 257 lives lost due to

02:32 a range of causes.

02:34 1,376 houses have been damaged in the state, while almost 8,000 houses have been partially

02:40 damaged so far in the monsoon haven.

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