Several rescued amid flash floods in Himachal Pradesh

Two persons died while about 20 were feared swept away due to floods following heavy rains on Wednesday evening but some of the missing people

In Kangra district, around 15-20 workers stationed at a labour colony near the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site were feared swept away

Three people at Rehla Bihal in Kullu district who were washed away in the deluge while trying to take away valuables from their homes are still missing

Two teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and a team of home guards have been deployed at the spot

At the hydroelectric project site, six people are missing since the floods, while one person was seen fleeing to a nearby hill to save himself during the floods