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HP: 12 more feared killed in rain mishap

Shimla, Aug 11 (UNI) As many as 12 people were killed and three others were missing in a number of flash flood incidents in Una district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.
According to sources in State Disaster Management Authority, nine people from Dehlan village in Una district were going from Una to Mahilpur in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab to attend a wedding ceremony when their vehicle was stuck in flash flood at Jaijon village in Mahilpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district and they were swept away in the water.
Till now, bodies of nine have been recovered and search was on to find two more people.
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