<p>At least one person was killed while 10 have gone missing as flash floods triggered by incessant rains lashed Himachal Pradesh, a senior disaster management official said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>State disaster management director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said that one person was killed and nine went missing in flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in the tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti while another man was reported missing from the Chamba district.</p>.<p>In Lahaul-Spiti, the incident took place at Udaipur in Lahaul at around 8 pm on Tuesday, he said.</p>.<p>Two tents of labourers and a private JCB have been washed away, he said, adding that a 19-year-old labourer, Mohammad Altaaf of Jammu and Kashmir, was injured and rushed to a nearby hospital.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/covid-19-floods-finances-are-new-karnataka-cm-bommai-s-priorities-1013524.html" target="_blank">Read | Covid-19, floods, finances are new Karnataka CM Bommai’s priorities</a></strong></p>.<p>The state police and the ITBP teams were dispatched for searching the missing people but a heavy flow of water hampered the search operation on Tuesday night, the official said.</p>.<p>He said that the search operation resumed on Wednesday morning.</p>.<p>In Chamba, a JCB helper has been washed away in the flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Chaned tehsil on the Chamba-Pathankot road, he said.</p>.<p>A search operation is being carried out by the police and fire brigade teams.</p>.<p>Several roads have been blocked and around 60 vehicles stuck as multiple landslides and flash floods occurred in various parts of Lahaul-Spiti, Mokhta said.</p>.<p>A landslide near Kirting village on state highway number 26 (SKTT) in Lahaul has led to a road blockade. A JCB has been sent for its restoration, he said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, heavy rains continue to lash various parts of the state with the Shimla meteorological centre issuing a red weather warning.</p>.<p>Earlier on Tuesday, several people were evacuated from Lahaul-Spiti's Darcha village after the water level rose in the Bhaga river following a heavy spell of rain, Mokhta said.</p>.<p>According to the Darcha police check-post, the water level in the river increased considerably due to the heavy rainfall, damaging three shops near the river bank.</p>.<p>People living near low-lying areas have been safely evacuated by the police, the official added.</p>
<p>At least one person was killed while 10 have gone missing as flash floods triggered by incessant rains lashed Himachal Pradesh, a senior disaster management official said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>State disaster management director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said that one person was killed and nine went missing in flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in the tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti while another man was reported missing from the Chamba district.</p>.<p>In Lahaul-Spiti, the incident took place at Udaipur in Lahaul at around 8 pm on Tuesday, he said.</p>.<p>Two tents of labourers and a private JCB have been washed away, he said, adding that a 19-year-old labourer, Mohammad Altaaf of Jammu and Kashmir, was injured and rushed to a nearby hospital.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/covid-19-floods-finances-are-new-karnataka-cm-bommai-s-priorities-1013524.html" target="_blank">Read | Covid-19, floods, finances are new Karnataka CM Bommai’s priorities</a></strong></p>.<p>The state police and the ITBP teams were dispatched for searching the missing people but a heavy flow of water hampered the search operation on Tuesday night, the official said.</p>.<p>He said that the search operation resumed on Wednesday morning.</p>.<p>In Chamba, a JCB helper has been washed away in the flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Chaned tehsil on the Chamba-Pathankot road, he said.</p>.<p>A search operation is being carried out by the police and fire brigade teams.</p>.<p>Several roads have been blocked and around 60 vehicles stuck as multiple landslides and flash floods occurred in various parts of Lahaul-Spiti, Mokhta said.</p>.<p>A landslide near Kirting village on state highway number 26 (SKTT) in Lahaul has led to a road blockade. A JCB has been sent for its restoration, he said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, heavy rains continue to lash various parts of the state with the Shimla meteorological centre issuing a red weather warning.</p>.<p>Earlier on Tuesday, several people were evacuated from Lahaul-Spiti's Darcha village after the water level rose in the Bhaga river following a heavy spell of rain, Mokhta said.</p>.<p>According to the Darcha police check-post, the water level in the river increased considerably due to the heavy rainfall, damaging three shops near the river bank.</p>.<p>People living near low-lying areas have been safely evacuated by the police, the official added.</p>