Himachal Pradesh's monsoon devastation has claimed 404 lives since June 20, with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) confirming on Sunday that 229 deaths occurred in rain-related incidents and 175 in road accidents.
Himachal Pradesh's devastating monsoon season has claimed 404 lives since June 20, with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Sunday confirming that 229 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning, and house collapses, while another 175
Himachal Pradesh has recorded 394 deaths during this year's monsoon season, including 221 fatalities in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning, and house collapses, while 173 lives were lost in road accidents, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said on
The SDMA also reported that the cumulative death toll from this year's monsoon has reached 386 since June 20. Of these, 218 deaths are directly attributed to rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, house collapses and drowning, while 168 deaths occurred in road accidents, wh
According to the SDMA report, out of these deaths, 218 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents, which included landslides, flash floods, house collapses, drowning, electrocution and snakebites, whereas 168 deaths occurred in road accidents, which surged amid treacherous hill conditions.
Of these, 215 people died in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning, and house collapses, while 165 lost their lives in road accidents on rain-battered highways and mountain roads.
The building, located at Plot No. 2A, Pocket AB, Badarpur Extension, near Indira Nursery, had a basement and four storeys. It came down due to its dilapidated condition.
Seaking to ANI, a local resident, Arun, said, "Now the water level is quite normal; it has decreased significantly compared to before. Everyone around is safe...The water was leaking slowly, which caused the flow to increase a bit, worsening the situation."
Amid the ongoing heavy rainfall in Punjab, a wall collapse incident was reported at a residential society in the Zirakpur area of S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) district of Punjab.