Himachal cloudbursts: Another 3-day heavy rain alert from July 4; toll rises to 10, 34 missing

The authorities witnessed 11 cloudburst incidents, 4 flash floods and a large landslide connected Tuesday, astir of which occurred successful Mandi district, disrupting mean life.

Mandi: Vehicles prevarication stuck successful silt and debris aft cloudburst-triggered flash floods astatine Karsog, successful Mandi district, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (PTI Photo) (PTI07_01_2025_000011B)

The decease toll from cloudbursts and flash flood-related incidents successful the Mandi territory of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 10 with the betterment of 5 further bodies.

The hunt for 34 missing radical is underway, officials said connected Wednesday.

The authorities witnessed 11 cloudburst incidents, 4 flash floods and a large landslide connected Tuesday, astir of which occurred successful Mandi district, disrupting mean life.

Cloudbursts were reported astatine 4 locations successful Gohar, 3 successful Karsog, 2 successful Dharampur, and 1 successful Thunag, Mandi.

Two bodies were recovered successful Siyanj, Gohar, and 1 each successful Thunag, Dhar Jarol, and Pandeev Sheel areas, officials reported. The identities of the deceased person not yet been disclosed.

282 roads were closed

A full of 282 roads were closed successful the authorities pursuing dense rains and 1361 transformers and 639 h2o schemes were disrupted.

These see 182 roads successful Mandi district, 37 successful Kullu, 33 successful Shimla, 12 successful Sirmour, six successful Chamba, 5 successful Hamirpur, 3 each successful Kangra and Una districts and 1 roadworthy successful Solan district.

Also, arsenic galore arsenic 1,361 organisation transformer including 633 successful Mandi territory unsocial and 639 h2o proviso schemes stay disrupted passim the state.

Most of the harm was caused successful Mandi wherever 182 roads were blocked for vehicular question and 633 transformers and 465 h2o schemes were affected arsenic of Wednesday morning, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).

Additionally, 24 houses, 12 cattle sheds, 1 span and respective roads were damaged, 30 cattle perished successful the tragedies portion a full of 370 people, including 316 successful Mandi, person been rescued and 11 were inactive stranded, the SEOC added.

Two teams each from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), on with constabulary and location guards, are actively engaged successful hunt and rescue operations successful the district.

Meanwhile, airy to mean rainfall continues successful respective regions of the state. The Met Office has issued an orangish alert for dense to precise dense rains successful isolated areas crossed the authorities from Friday to Sunday.