Shimla: Over 30 people are missing following a cloudburst in Jhakhari area of Rampur subdivision of Shimla district early Thursday, officials said.
Roads have been washed away and a hydropower project in the area has also been damaged, Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap told PTI.
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, police and home guards have started rescue operations.
Drones are also being used to locate the missing people, he added.