Himachal flash floods: Toll rises to 5 as 3 more bodies recovered; search on for missing 6

SHIMLA/DHARAMSHALA: With the recovery of three more bodies on Thursday from a hydro project site in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district that was hit by flash floods a day ago, the death toll has risen to five, officials said.

Search operations have been intensified to find the six persons still missing since flash floods triggered by cloudbursts hit Kangra and Kullu districts on Wednesday.

Two bodies were recovered on Wednesday.