Watch: Chopper Rescues Stranded Residents In Rain-Battered Himachal Pradesh
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Over the last week, the state has witnessed cloudbursts and incessant rains that have triggered landslides leading to at least 55 deaths.
Over 800 people have been rescued from low-lying areas of Himachal Pradesh' Kangra, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said today as heavy rains continue to batter the hill state. More than 800 people were evacuated from the low-lying areas of Kangra near the Pong Dam, as their villages became inaccessible due to the elevated water level in the dam reservoir.Evacuation operation is still on as more people are being evacuated. pic.twitter.com/gtESMDhUnu
The chief minister also shared a video showing rescued citizens climbing down from a helicopter after they were evacuated. "More than 800 people were evacuated from the low-lying areas of Kangra near the Pong Dam, as their villages became inaccessible due to the elevated water level in the dam reservoir. Evacuation operation is still on as more people are being evacuated," he said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.