A cloudburst hit the Samej Khad area of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, leading to 19 people missing. Another cloudburst in Mandi resulted in one death and nine missing. The State Disaster Response Force and other rescue teams have been deployed to the sites. Since the monsoon began on June 27, rain-related incidents have caused 65 deaths in the state.

Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, ouched new peaks in opening trade on Thursday. BSE Sensex crossed the 82,000 mark for the first time, and Nifty50 too climbed the 25,000 peak to hit a new high.

The multistorey building near the riverbank collapsed and was swept away by the river within seconds.