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Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh led to the deaths of at least 56 people as homes collapsed, landslides occurred and cloudbursts were reported locally..
The death toll due to rains rose to 56 in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday as one more body was pulled out of the rubble of a collapsed Shiva temple in Shimla while two persons died in a fresh landslide in the city, officials said..
A total of 19 bodies have been recovered since Monday, 12 at the Shiva temple site in Summer Hill, five at Fagli and two in Krishnanagar, he said, adding more than 10 people are still feared trapped at the Shiva temple site...
All the schools and colleges in the state would remain closed for one day on August 16 due to inclement weather, an order issued by the education department said.. Heavy rains have battered Himachal Pradesh since Sunday, triggering landslides and cloudbursts that blocked several roads and led to house collapse incidents...
However, teaching and non-teaching staff would attend the university as usual, a notification said.. Nineteen people died in rain-related incidents in Mandi district on Monday, Deputy Commissioner Arindam Chaudhary had told PTI...
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