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18 dead in HP, Shimla receives highest rains in August in 117 yrs: MeT

18 dead in HP, Shimla receives highest rains in August in 117 yrs: MeT

TIL Desk/National/Shimla/ Heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh for the last three days has claimed 18 lives. The state capital Shimla also received the highest rain in August in 117 years, the weather office has said. It has warned the hill state could experience more rain. The India Meteorological Department or IMD has also forecast heavy rain in other states.

The second highest showers were witnessed, with 172.6 mm rains recorded in 24 hours as per the data recorded at 8.30 am on August 13, Met Centre Director Manmohan Singh told. Besides, Himachal Pradesh witnessed 73.8 mm rainfall on August 13, the highest in seven years. The earlier highest for the same day was recorded at 75 mm in 2011, he added.

In the entire state, 73.8 mm rainfall was recorded at 8.30 am in 24 hours which is five times more than normal for this day, he added. Except districts of Lahaul and Spiti, all other eleven districts recorded excessive rainfall, he said. According to data recorded at 8.30 am on Monday, the highest rainfall at 307 mm in the state was recorded in Sujanpur Tira.

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