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Shimla: Following a cloudburst early on Thursday in the Jhakhari area of the Rampur subdivision of the Shimla district, authorities reported that over thirty individuals were missing.
Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap told PTI that the area's hydropower project has sustained damage in addition to roads being washed away.
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, police and home guards have started rescue operations, PTI reported.
Drones are also being used to locate the missing people, he added.