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Deadly Cloudburst Strikes Himachal While Northeast US Braces for Flash Floods

Relief camps remain active under orange alerts in Mandi as millions along the Interstate-95 corridor prepare under flood watches

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The Grounds crew roll out the tarp during a rain delay in the fifth inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Overview

  • A cloudburst on July 30 in Mandi swept away a family auto-rickshaw, killing Balbir Singh, Amarpreet Singh and his mother Sapna and injuring Darshan Singh, who is hospitalized.
  • Floodwaters and debris have blocked the MandiKullu stretch of NH-21 and inundated homes along the Skodi Khad, prompting large-scale road-clearance operations.
  • Search and rescue teams are maintaining orange rainfall alerts, running relief camps for over two dozen displaced residents and clearing debris amid intermittent showers.
  • The National Weather Service predicts 1.5 to 5 inches of rain through Friday across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, with storm-training downpours likely to overwhelm urban drainage.
  • New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Acting New Jersey Gov. Tahesha Way have declared states of emergency, issued travel advisories and activated flash-flood emergency plans.