A woman died in a landslide in Shimla while incidents of cloudburst and flash floods led to several missing in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. The state has been witnessing heavy rainfall since last night.
In the Kullu disttict, at least four people have been feared washed away in flash floods triggered by cloud burst.
While rescue efforts are underway, teams are having trouble accessing the flood-hit area following massive landslides.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the state along with thunderstorm and lightning likely at isolated places over the plains, low and mid-hills of the state. Thunderstorm and lightning have been predicted over the high hills of the state.