The Uttarakhand government said that, according to information received from Tehsil Bageshwar, the buildings of 7 families are at risk due to rain and a landslide in Harbad village. Consequently, for safety reasons, the affected individuals have been shifted to the Government Primary School
According to a release, the authority reported that two national highways, NH-305 and NH-05, are among the blocked routes, with landslides and flash floods hampering connectivity, particularly in Mandi, Kullu, and Kinnaur districts.
The Dhar road linking Lakhanpur and Udhampur in the Darsoo area of Udhampur district has been blocked due to a massive boulder falling onto it, stranding hundreds of travellers and trucks on either side. The clearance operations are underway.
As of 5 pm, 406 roads, including two national highways, remained blocked, while 457 electricity distribution transformers (DTRs) and 222 water supply schemes were out of service.
Road accidents have been another major killer this season, with Kangra (12), Kinnaur (12), Mandi (21), Shimla (15), and Chamba (20) among the worst-affected districts. HPSDMA officials attributed many of these accidents to slippery roads, poor visibility, and vehicles skidding off rain-soake
The upcoming monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, beginning August 18, will be the longest in the 14th Assembly and is expected to be dominated by discussions on recurring cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides that cause widespread damage each year, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pat
All educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh's Jubbal sub-division were shut on Thursday due to continuous rainfall, landslides, and road blockages since last night, as per the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).
Public infrastructure across Himachal Pradesh remains badly crippled as 323 roads, 70 electricity distribution transformers (DTRs), and 130 water supply schemes were disrupted in the past 24 hours due to heavy rains and related incidents, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said o
UNOCHA has urged Pakistan to strengthen disaster risk strategies as heavy monsoon rains threaten floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods in vulnerable regions, including Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. The report highlights climate change, droughts, and past flood losses, st
The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast heavy rains across the country from August 17, warning of flash floods, urban flooding and landslides. Since late June, floods have killed 312 people and injured 740, according to the NDMA.