In the Indian States of Himachal PRADESH or Uttarakhand, the Death Toll rose to 81 due to heavy Rains or Landslides.
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According to Indian media, the death toll has risen to seventy-one in the Past FEW Days in the State of Himachal Pradesh alone, or thirteen People are Still Missing for whom RESCUE Operations are Underway.
According to the Emergency Operations Center of Himachal Pradesh, 214 PROPLE have been killed and thirty-eight are Missing so far in various incidents of devastating RAINS or Landslides in the monsoon season that started on June 24.
According to media Reports, educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh will remain closed till August 19 due to bad weather, while in the State of Punjab, several districts of Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar are flooded after heavy rains.
It is being told in Indian media reports that after heavy rains, the WATER LEVEL in the river Beas or Sutlej is high, due to which People are Being evacuated from the low-lying areas.
On the other hand, the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted HEAVY RAIN in the eastern or central regions of the Country today and has said that there is a possibility of rain in other parts of India in the next 4 to 5 days.