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Shimla: 9 dead and several trapped as temple collapses due to heavy rain

New Delhi: A big accident has happened in Shimla of Himachal Pradesh. Landslide occurred in Shimla due to heavy rains. Shiv temple came under the grip of landslide. In such a situation, about 50 people who had come to worship on the Monday of Sawan got buried under the debris. 9 dead bodies have been removed.

By Priyanka Verma 
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New Delhi: A big accident has happened in Shimla of Himachal Pradesh. Landslide occurred in Shimla due to heavy rains. Shiv temple came under the grip of landslide. In such a situation, about 50 people who had come to worship on the Monday of Sawan got buried under the debris. 9 dead bodies have been removed. While the rescue operation is going on to evacuate other devotees.

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According to the information, this incident happened in Summerhill area of ​​Shimla. Here the Shiva temple came under the grip of landslide. Due to this, about 50 people got buried under the debris. Rescue operation is being carried out by the police and administration.

Himachal CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu tweeted that sad news has come out from Shimla, where Shiv Temple in Summer Hill collapsed due to heavy rains. So far nine bodies have been retrieved. The local administration is working promptly to remove the debris to rescue the people trapped in the debris.

Nature continues to wreak havoc on the hill states. It is raining from the sky in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Natural havoc has broken out in both the hill states. The incidents of flash floods and landslides have increased due to heavy rains. There is an alert in both the states. Where the Beas river is in spate in Mandi. So the waves of Alaknanda in Pauri Gadwal are threatening.

Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh. Landslides are happening at many places due to heavy rains. Due to this the roads are closed at many places. In such a situation, the state government has closed schools and colleges. Himachal Pradesh University has postponed the proposed examinations today i.e. on 14th August.

Earlier, there was a cloudburst in Solan, Himachal. 7 people died in this accident. While 6 people were rescued. It is being told that there was a cloudburst late night in Dhayawala village of Mamlik in Solan. After the cloudburst, the whole village was covered with debris

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