Overview

• On July 7, Congress media chief Pawan Khera posted on X that the prime minister had offered condolences to Texas flood victims but overlooked those suffering in Himachal Pradesh.
• Narendra Modi’s post on Saturday expressed sorrow over children’s deaths in the Texas floods without mentioning the 78 fatalities in Himachal Pradesh.
• Since June 20, cloudbursts in Chamba and Mandi districts have triggered flash floods that injured more than 120 people and left at least 30 unaccounted for.
• State and local agencies continue search and rescue efforts in Mandi’s Thunag, Gohar and Karsog areas as families await news of missing relatives.
• The Congress party is framing the episode as a test of the government’s disaster communication priorities and responsiveness to domestic crises.