Deputy Commissioner, Mandi, Apoorv Devgan told PTI that one person died while 12-13 are missing

The death was reported in Karsog, while about seven people belonging to two families are missing in Syanj in Mandi

Devgan said several people have been rescued and shifted to safe places as cloudbursts and flash floods following heavy rains caused extensive damage at several places in the district

Reports of damage to houses and agricultural land have been received. Roads and vehicles have been washed away in Karsog's Purana Bazar (Panjrat), Kutti, Baral, Mamel and Bhyal villages

A dozen houses, cow sheds, horses, cattle and goats have been reportedly washed away due to heavy rains in Syathi village of Laungni panchayat of Mandi, while water has entered the houses of people in Patikari Power Project near Pandoh