Central financial assistance sought for cloudburst-hit Himachal, U'khand

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Central government should in bipartisan manner provide financial assistance to Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand where cloudbursts and accompanying landslides and floods have claimed nearly two dozen lives and several are still missing, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari demanded in Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Raising the issue through a zero hour mention, he said six people have died and 50 are missing following cloudbursts in Shimla, Mandi and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh.

"Due to cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, 22 people have died and 60 are missing," he said.

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