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Cloudbursts Pound Uttarakhand as Landslides Hit Himachal, Leaving 18 Dead

Meteorologists link the deluge to a violent clash of westerlies and easterlies, with the IMD warning of more heavy rain in the next 24 hours.

Damaged houses alongside a river following heavy rain in Sahastradhara near Dehradun on Tuesday. (PTI)

Overview

  • Authorities report at least 15 deaths in Uttarakhand, mostly in Dehradun, and three in Himachal Pradesh, with about 20 people missing across the two states.
  • More than 900 people were evacuated in Uttarakhand, including roughly 400–500 students rescued from the Devbhoomi Institute campus in Dehradun.
  • Dehradun officials cited extensive damage including 13 bridges, 10 culverts and 21 roads, and the Tons River flooded the Tapkeshwar Temple complex.
  • In Himachal’s Mandi district, a landslide destroyed a home killing two women and a child, while flash floods submerged the Dharampur bus stand and blocked hundreds of roads.
  • NDRF and SDRF continue search-and-rescue operations as state leaders briefed the Prime Minister and Home Minister, and crop-loss assessments and relief measures proceed in parallel across affected regions.