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Cloudbursts Batter Dehradun and Mandi, Killing 3 in Himachal and Unleashing Flash Floods

IMD red alerts remain in force, with rescue teams working across cut-off areas.

Overview

  • In Dehradun, overnight downpours and a cloudburst inundated Sahastradhara, Maldevta and other pockets, with at least five people reported swept away and more than 500 stranded.
  • Bridges were damaged or washed out at Maldevta and on the Dehradun–Paonta National Highway, while sections of the MussoorieDehradun road were blocked by debris.
  • SDRF and NDRF mounted large operations, rescuing roughly 200 students from the Devbhoomi Institute campus and moving hundreds of residents to safety.
  • In Himachal’s Mandi district, a landslide collapsed a house in Nihri, killing three, as flooding at Dharampur swamped the bus stand and damaged HRTC buses and nearby shops.
  • State and central officials flagged ongoing risk and damage, with schools shut in Dehradun, 650 roads reported blocked in Himachal, and the state’s monsoon toll at 404 since June 20.