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Cloudbursts Pound Himalayas With 3 Dead in Ramban

Rescue teams report slow progress with routes blocked by persistent rain.

Overview

  • In Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district (Rajgarh tehsil), officials confirmed three deaths and five people missing after a cloudburst, with NDRF and local teams conducting searches.
  • Uttarakhand reported five deaths, three injuries and at least 11 missing across Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Bageshwar and Tehri after flash floods and landslides triggered by intense rain.
  • In Chamoli’s Mopata village, a house collapsed following a brief, very heavy downpour, killing two people and injuring two others.
  • Parts of Rudraprayag saw damage to homes, cowsheds, temples, water sources, footbridges and farmland, and livestock were buried under debris.
  • The Vaishno Devi pilgrimage remains suspended due to bad weather as authorities shelter affected residents and set up relief camps.