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| Himachal Pradesh: Cloudburst triggers flash floods in Kullu, three people missing; water sweeps away bridge | | | |  HIMACHAL PRADESH JUNE 25:-
Three people were washed away on Wednesday in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh as flash floods got triggered by a sudden series of cloudbursts in the area, officials said.
Apart from sweeping away the three persons, the flash flood damaged several houses, a school building, connecting roads and small bridges, they said.
The incidents of cloudbursts were reported Jeeva Nallah and Rehla Bihal in Sainj and Shilagarh in Gadsa areas of the Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.
Videos of the flash floods sweeping away cars, trucks and bridges have been shared online. In one video, a vehicle can be seen floating in muddy waters.
Three people in Rehla Bihal trying to take away their valuables from their homes were washed away in the deluge and are missing, officials have said.
Flash floods also battered Manali and Banjar areas in the district. Rescue teams have reached the spot and search operations are underway, Kullu Additional District Commissioner (ADC) Ashwani Kumar said.
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