4 killed as taxi plunges near Rohtang; flash floods ravage Himachal Pradesh

SHIMLA: Four radical were killed and different critically injured Sunday greeting erstwhile their taxi veered disconnected a foggy upland roadworthy astatine Rahni Nala adjacent Rohtang Pass successful Himachal Pradesh and plunged into a heavy ravine.The clang came arsenic flash floods triggered by duplicate cloudbursts overnight pounded Chamba and Mandi, pushing the elevation state's monsoon decease toll to 78, including roadworthy accidents that claimed 28 lives. The estimated harm crossed the authorities has climbed to Rs 573 crore.Floodwaters swept distant roads, bridges, and h2o mills, portion 63 tourists from Punjab, Haryana, UP, Tamil Nadu, and New Delhi - stuck astatine Seraj vale - were rescued and brought to Karsog successful Mandi aft exigency roadworthy repairs.Blinding fog whitethorn person caused the fatal mishap adjacent Rohtang Pass, said DSP KD Sharma. Skid marks connected the roadworthy showed wherever the conveyance mislaid power & swerved disconnected the edge.The deceased were identified arsenic Ranjit Singh, 31, and Harvinder Singh, 27, some from Hoshiarpur successful Punjab; Narendra Kumar, 34, the operator from Simsa successful Kullu; and Dima Ram, 32, from Karsog. Ravi Kumar, 24, besides from Hoshiarpur, remains successful captious condition.

All passengers, including the driver, worked astatine a edifice successful Manali's Simsa area.Mandi remains 1 of the hardest-hit districts, with 183 roads inactive closed. Rescue teams from NDRF and SDRF are utilizing drones to hunt for missing people.Amid mounting disapproval implicit her delayed response, Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut visited Thunag successful Seraj vale Sunday. "Though I person nary authoritative squad oregon idiosyncratic fund, I inactive managed to scope the affected areas. I americium besides a Himachali and a Pahari," she said.Ranaut defended her absence, saying erstwhile CM Jairam Thakur advised her to hold until roads reopened. "PM Modi is overseas but afloat aware. Centre has acted swiftly," she said.