35 IIT students among 45 trekkers missing in Himachal Pradesh: reports

Shimla : Forty Five people, including 35 students from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorke, who had gone trekking in Himachal Pradesh's mountainous Lahaul and Spiti district are missing after heavy snowfall in the region, ANI reported.

At least 22 people were killed in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir after the northern states of the country were hit by incessant rainfall since Sunday.

Schools have been directed to remain closed in Kangra, Kullu and Hamirpur districts on Tuesday as a precautionary measure, they said. Red alert was issued in both Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on Monday.