According to the cumulative loss report released by the SDMA, the overall death toll from June 20 to September 17 has climbed to 424. Of these, 242 people died in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods and drowning, while 182 fatalities were caused by road accidents triggere
The cumulative death toll since the start of the monsoon season has reached 419. Of these, 237 people have died in rain-related incidents such as landslides and flash floods, while 182 deaths were a result of road accidents. The state has declared itself a disaster-affected state under the D
Under Rain-Related Deaths 237 people have died in various rain-related incidents. The highest number of these fatalities were from landslides (52 deaths), followed by fall from trees/steep rocks (45 deaths), drowning (40 deaths), cloudbursts (17 deaths), and flash floods (11 deaths).
"Operation Hausal. On the night of 15-16 September, the sudden heavy flood in the Sonkhad, Dharmpur area affected the bus stand, market, and surrounding houses. The Mandi Police, in coordination with SDRF, immediately initiated relief and rescue operations," the Himachal police posted on X.
Himachal Pradesh's Department of Environment and Climate Change has stressed the urgent need for climate-resilient development and infrastructure planning, warning that the Himalayan state faces growing risks from extreme rainfall, flash floods, landslides, and cloudburst events due to clima
The devastating monsoon in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 419 lives since the onset of monsoon (June 20) in the state, including 237 deaths in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts and drowning, and 182 fatalities in road accidents, the State Disaster Management
"Dharampur town was the worst affected as the Son Khad river suddenly swelled and took a furious form. Around midnight, floodwaters gushed into the bus stand, submerging several state-run buses and sweeping away others along with dozens of private vehicles including cars, bikes, and scoot
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.
In its morning bulletin on Monday, the SDMA reported that 598 roads remain blocked across the state, including three national highways--NH-03, NH-305 and NH-503A. In addition, 500 power distribution transformers and 184 drinking water supply schemes have been crippled due to landslides, flas
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