Two vehicles, farmland and orchards were washed away in flashfloods triggered by a cloudburst at Thach village in Nichar subdivision of Kinnaur district on Thursday night. People fled their homes in the dark and moved to safer locations.

“Water entered some houses, damaging them partially. A road also sustained heavy damage,” said Hari Bhagat, pradhan of Tranda gram panchayat. However, there was no loss of life in the incident.

Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi directed the Revenue, Jal Shakti, Horticulture and Public Works departments to immediately send teams to the village and prepare a detailed report of the loss suffered due to the cloudburst.

Deputy Commissioner, Kinnaur, Amit Kumar Sharma inspected the restoration work at the village. He consoled the families affected by the clou

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