Unsettling images have been reported from Sambhal, Pandoh-District Mandi, where seven people have reportedly been killed by flash floods today.16 people died earlier as a result of two different events caused by severe rainfall. Nine persons were killed in a landslip at a Shiv Temple in the Summer Hill neighbourhood of Shimla city, while seven others perished in a cloudburst disaster that occurred in the Solan district last night.

Amit Shah, the union home minister, described the loss of life brought on by the flood as “extremely distressing” and noted that personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are working in relief and rescue efforts in the rain-damaged Himachal Pradesh.Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the chief minister, has urged residents to stay inside and stay away from rivers and drains. He also urged people to avoid landslide-prone areas in an interview with NDTV and recommended tourists to avoid the state while it is experiencing this catastrophe.

Two landslides in Shimla city are believed to have buried 15 to 20 persons, according to Deputy Shimla Commissioner Aditya Negi, according to news agency PTI. The other location is in the Fagli neighbourhood, where a number of homes were submerged in muck and snow.

Following the cloudburst at Solan’s Mamligh village of Kandaghat subdivision, six persons were saved. According to news agency ANI, two homes and one cowshed were lost in the flood.The state’s emergency operations centre reports that 752 highways were shut down in the state as a result of the disaster.

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According to today’s statement from the Indian Meteorological Department, the recent Western Disturbance is to blame for the heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and the bordering state of Uttarakhand.The Himalayan foothills are being blasted by south-westerly Arabian Sea monsoonal winds because the Monsoon trough is located along their foothills, according to the weather service.Due to the floods and landslides, Himachal Pradesh has been the worst-affected state in the nation. On Sunday, officials announced a startling loss of 7020.28 crore as a result of the monsoon’s disastrous impact.

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The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted that the wet phase will continue until June 4. “An orange alert has been issued for thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms, and winds gusting to 40 kilometers per hour,” said Surender Paul, director of the IMD centre in Shimla.

In the month of May, the nighttime temperature in Shimla fell by more than five degrees to 9.9°C, the lowest in the past 14 years. In May 2009, the nighttime temperature in the state capital dropped below this level for the last time.

The cold weather compelled people to don woolens, particularly students, office workers, and vacationers.

The statewide minimum temperature dropped by 3°C to 7°C. Nahan, which is typically one of the hottest cities in Himachal Pradesh during the summer months of May and June, recorded the largest drop of 6.5°C.

Keylong was the coolest at 5°C, followed by Narkanda at 6.4°C and Kukumseri at 6.6°C. Kalpa was the warmest at 7°C, followed by Kufri at 7.7°C, Dalhousie at 10.5°C, Palampur at 13.5°C, and Dharamshala at 24.4°C.

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According to data from the meteorological office, the state has experienced 325 percent more rainfall than normal over the past week. In the seven days leading up to May 30, it received an average of 54.9 millimeters of precipitation, compared to the average of 12.9 millimeters. This month, the state received 109.8 mm of rainfall as opposed to the average of 61.2 mm.

Since Monday night, Jubbarhatti has received the most precipitation with 42.4mm, Mandi 36.4mm, Nahan 39.8mm, and Solan 34.2mm. Dharamshala received 33 millimeters of precipitation, Shimla 32.2 millimeters, Chamba 27.5 millimeters, Mashobra and Narkanda 26 millimeters, Dhaulakuan 25 millimeters, and Bharmour 20 millimeters.

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Of the total 49,760 male electors, 29,504 (or 59.29%) were present at the polling stations. Similarly, 58.6% of the 44,160 registered female voters, or 25,881 individuals, exercised their right to vote.

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh, along with his wife Kamlesh and two daughters, voted at the Central Tibetan School polling station in Chomta Shimla. Sukhu, a three-time councillor from Chotta Shimla ward prior to his election to the Vidhan Sabha from Naduan, struck an emotional chord on his journey to the school, where he met with shopkeepers and drank tea at a stall.

Education minister Rohit Thakur and Neeraj Nayyar Chamba, as well as legislator Neeraj Nayyar, and Congress candidate Surrender Chauhan, a close assistant, also accompanied him.

“It’s a pleasure to vote for a man who used to paste my posters on the wall,” Sukhu reminisced, recalling his youth. “I used to frequent stores with my acquaintances.

In the meantime, former Union Minister Anand Sharma voted in his native Bharari constituency.

In the meantime, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raised significant questions about the voting of Congress leaders. “Sukhu has also contested elections from Naduan, so why should he vote from Shimla now?” asked Suresh Bhardwaj, a former urban development minister and four-time lawmaker.

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Additionally, the BJP questioned the use of electronic voting machines (EVM) in the Chotta Shimla ward. Former CM and opposition leader Jai Ram Thakur commented on the matter, stating, “To win the election at any cost, the Congress has now resorted to hooliganism.”

Thakur alleged irregularities in the Chotta Shimla and Kangnadhar constituencies, adding, “I’ve brought this matter to the attention of the state election commissioner and am awaiting his response.”

In the meantime, the state president of the BJP, Rajeev Bindal, shared a screenshot of the state election commission’s website purportedly displaying a reordering of candidates in one of the divisions.

Aditya Negi, deputy commissioner of Shimla, stated regarding the election, “In general, the election was peaceful; there were no violent incidents.” Voting was delayed by rain in the morning, but picked up in the evening.”

There are 102 candidates vying for election. There are 93,920 registered electors in Shimla’s 34 wards.

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