<p>Rescue teams are yet to reach a village in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district that was severely hit by flash-floods and landslides 12 days ago, an official said here Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The army is using an alternative route to reach Chulling village that has suffered the brunt of the disaster," Chief Secretary S. Roy said in a statement.<br /><br />He said the detailed report on losses from Chulling is awaited.<br /><br />The village is at an altitude of 3,200 metres in the Hango Valley in the trans-Himalayas.<br />Incessant rains that triggered flash-floods June 16-18 have killed 20 people in Kinnaur, displaced hundreds and damaged more than 300 houses.<br /><br />Roy said 158 people were evacuated Friday.<br /><br />As many as 1,679 people, comprising tourists and locals, have been evacuated since June 18 from Kinnaur, he said.<br /><br />The state government and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have deployed choppers for evacuation.<br /><br />Roy said all tourists have been evacuated and the focus now is on stranded locals.<br /><br />The chief secretary said the government has developed various road stretches starting from Tapri to Rekong Peo, the district headquarters, 250 km from state capital.<br /><br />He said National Highway 22 connecting Rekong Peo to Shiaso in the Sunam Valley near Pooh has been restored.</p>
<p>Rescue teams are yet to reach a village in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district that was severely hit by flash-floods and landslides 12 days ago, an official said here Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The army is using an alternative route to reach Chulling village that has suffered the brunt of the disaster," Chief Secretary S. Roy said in a statement.<br /><br />He said the detailed report on losses from Chulling is awaited.<br /><br />The village is at an altitude of 3,200 metres in the Hango Valley in the trans-Himalayas.<br />Incessant rains that triggered flash-floods June 16-18 have killed 20 people in Kinnaur, displaced hundreds and damaged more than 300 houses.<br /><br />Roy said 158 people were evacuated Friday.<br /><br />As many as 1,679 people, comprising tourists and locals, have been evacuated since June 18 from Kinnaur, he said.<br /><br />The state government and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have deployed choppers for evacuation.<br /><br />Roy said all tourists have been evacuated and the focus now is on stranded locals.<br /><br />The chief secretary said the government has developed various road stretches starting from Tapri to Rekong Peo, the district headquarters, 250 km from state capital.<br /><br />He said National Highway 22 connecting Rekong Peo to Shiaso in the Sunam Valley near Pooh has been restored.</p>