Over 30 dead as monsoon rains wreak havoc in Himachal, Uttarakhand and other states

Flash floods and other incidents were reported from 30 different locations in Himachal Pradesh. There have also been reports that at least 15 houses were also damaged. Due to inclement weather, several transformers were damaged.

TN National Desk

Updated Aug 21, 2022, 08:45 IST

Visitors take pictures of the swollen Tawi river during the monsoon season in Jammu.

Photo : PTI

Shimla: As many as 22 people have been killed in rain-related calamities in Himachal Pradesh alone while Uttarakhand and Jharkhand have seen four deaths each in the last couple of days, said reports on Sunday.

According to State Disaster Management Authority, 22 people have died, 12 injured and six people are missing in Himachal Pradesh.

"22 dead, 12 injured, 6 missing in the last 24 hours as heavy rainfall continues to trigger flashflood situations, landslides and accidents in the state," the SDMA said.

Flash floods and other incidents were reported from 30 different locations in the state. There have also been reports that at least 15 houses were also damaged. Due to inclement weather, several transformers were damaged.

As many as 743 roads, including the Manali-Chandigarh national highway at Mandi and the Shimla-Chandigath highway at Shoghi, have been blocked for traffic.

Meanwhile, in Uttarakhand, a series of cloudbursts early Saturday killed four people, while 10 went missing as rivers breached banks, washed away bridges, and threw mud and waters inside houses, forcing evacuation of multiple villages.

As the gushing waters threatened more damage, a number of roads were blocked for traffic, while all Anganwadi centres and schools were ordered shut in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand.

Rains also pounded parts of eastern India, with Odisha - already reeling under floods in the Mahanadi river system with around 4 lakh people marooned in 500 villages - reporting four deaths.

In the neighbouring Jharkhand, heavy rainfall associated with high-speed winds since Friday evening uprooted scores of trees and electricity poles, and submerged low-lying areas in many districts.

A woman died when a mud wall of her house caved in on her in West Singhbhum district on Saturday morning as the deep depression that crossed the Odisha coast on the previous evening brought incessant rainfall in several areas, an official said.

Latest News