Overview

• Late-night cloudbursts in Rudraprayag’s Basukedar and Chamoli’s Dewal triggered landslides that buried homes and left multiple families feared trapped, according to the chief minister.
• Chamoli officials reported two people missing in Mopata and two injured, with houses, cowsheds and scores of livestock buried under debris and local roads damaged.
• Rudraprayag authorities cited heavy damage across several villages with reports of missing persons, as police urged residents to move away from the swollen Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers.
• The Jammu–Srinagar national highway remained closed for a third day after landslides in the Udhampur–Ramban belt, stranding an estimated 500–600 vehicles while BRO teams worked to clear blockades.
• IMD alerts stayed in effect across multiple states and opposition leaders pressed for accountability on disaster preparedness after the Vaishno Devi route landslide that killed at least 34 people.