At least five people have been killed and three have been missing after a cloudburst at Jadon village in Himachal Pradeshs Solan on Monday.According to the officials, incessant rains in the past 24 hours have triggered have triggered fresh landslides, and have blocked many roads, including the Shimla-Chandigarh road. Notably, this has been closed for buses and trucks.“Five people died, three missing and five were rescued after an incident of cloudburst was reported at Jadon village of Kandaghat subdivision in Solan,” Siddhartha Acharya, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kandaghat said.The Kandaghat SDM also informed that a cloudburst was reported at Jadon village of the Kandaghat subdivision in Solan after which two houses and one cowshed were washed away. Meanwhile, the rescue operations are underway.Five killed, 3 missing after cloudburst in Himachals SolanRead @ANI Story | https://t.co/XDykTiXubC#HimachalPradesh #Solan #cloudburst pic.twitter.com/sHmTGq2mKn— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) August 14, 2023Keeping the safety of the students in mind, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has directed the Education Secretary to keep all government, private schools and colleges closed on August 14. The examination which was scheduled for the post-graduates in the state, has also been postponed. Apart from this, the CM has instructed the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, and DCs to keep a close watch on the situation created due to heavy rains. The administrative staff have been asked to be alert and make all the necessary arrangements for roads, electricity, and water.Before this, five family members who went missing after the cloudburst in Sirmaur were found buried under debris on August 10.
