18 dead as heavy showers pound Himachal Pradesh

SHIMLA: At least 18 people were killed in several spaces of Himachal Pradesh as the state skilled incessant rains since Sunday night, an legitimate stated.

774 dead in monsoon rains, floods in 7 states

According to the Home Ministry's National Emergency Response Centre (NERC), 187 people have lost their lives in Kerala, 171 in Uttar Pradesh, 170 people in West Bengal and 139 in Maharashtra because of the floods and rains on this monsoon season. As many as 52 people lost their lives in Gujarat, 45 in Assam and eight in Nagaland.

According to the ideas gained at the state headquarters, 8 individuals were killed in Solan district followed by means of four in Mandi, two every in Hamirpur and Kangra districts and one every in Bilaspur and Una, he stated.

Interim aid used to be distributed by means of the native district administration to the affected households, he added.