More than 50,000 tourists evacuated in Himachal, says CM Sukhvinder Sukhu

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Himachal Pradesh continued to battle nature's fury and its unforgiving fallout, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said more than 50,000 tourists have been evacuated by rescuers from across the state. The Himachal CM also lauded officials across various state departments, who are involved in the ongoing rescue and evacuation work. «We have successfully evacuated over 50,000 tourists from Himachal Pradesh in the last 48 hours, till 8 PM today.

I would like to thank our administration and staff across various departments, who are working tirelessly and round the clock to restore our roads, power, water supply, and network connectivity,» tweeted CM Sukhu. Meanwhile, IPS Satwant Atwal took to her Twitter handle on Wednesday to say that 6 Israeli tourists had been transferred safely to the town of Manikaran, while another 37 were safe and in good health at Barshaini. «POSITIVE from Manikaran, 6 Israelis have been brought to PP Manikaran and remaining 37 Israeli nationals are at Barshaini and all are safe and in healthy condition,» tweeted IPS Atwal.

The IPS informed further on Twitter that about 95 people, including a foreign national, had been rescued and brought safely at Sangla, Chhitkul and Raksham areas of the state. «POSITIVE 95 people including a foreign national rescued, and brought to a safe place at Sangla, Chhitkul and Raksham,» tweeted the IPS. The Himachal government on Wednesday said the state was limping back to normal and the evacuation process was underway amid heavy rainfall.