Due to severe weather conditions this monsoon, at least 205 people lost their lives and seven went missing in Himachal Pradesh in the last over one-and-a-half-months, State disaster management director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said here on Thursday.
Since June 29, the State has suffered a loss of Rs 1,014.08 crore due to damaged roads, water lines, and power transmission, he said.
At least 103 people lost their lives in 35 accidents from June 29 to August 16 during the ongoing monsoon season, and 33 people were killed in freak incidents. Twenty-five people drowned in six incidents, seven died in 48 landslides, and three in 51 flash floods that occurred during the period, he said.
Besides, 120 animals lost their lives, 95 houses were fully damaged and 335 houses partially damaged in monsoon-related incidents in various parts of the State, Mokhta added.