Himachal: Death count rises to 7 in flash floods at Khaniyara

Search operation of NDRF and other agencies would continue tomorrow also.

Dharamshala: With the recovery of one more body from the Manooni Khad, the death toll in flash floods following at Khaniyara has risen to seven, police said here today.

Kangra District Additional SP, Aditi Singh, said that the body of one more person was recovered from the Manooni Khad and another person was left missing.

Search operation of NDRF and other agencies would continue tomorrow also, She added.

She said that the bodies of two people were recovered on Wednesday and subsequently, three more bodies were recovered the next day.

She further said that one body each was recovered yesterday and today, thus the death toll has touched seven.

Singh said that among the dead, two people were from Uttar Pradesh, one each from Chamba and Nurpur and the process of identification of three was still in progress.

The Kangra District Additional Superintendent Police said that bad weather, rains and low visibility in the area was being faced by the search teams which proved as a hurdle in the recovery of the bodies.

Now, only one body remains to be searched out and search operation will continue tomorrow too, she added.