Overview

• Uttarakhand reported new cloudbursts in Rudraprayag’s Basukedar area and Chamoli’s Dewal block, with families trapped under debris, at least two people missing, injuries reported and livestock buried, as river levels on the Alaknanda and Mandakini rose.
• Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said rescue operations are underway on a war footing, with advisories to move away from riverbanks and IMD alerts for very heavy rain in several districts.
• Himachal Pradesh’s monsoon death toll climbed to 312, with the SDMA citing 524 blocked roads, 1,230 transformers down and 416 water schemes non‑functional, as the state assembly urged the Centre to declare a national disaster and provide a special relief package.
• In Jammu and Kashmir, officials reported 43 deaths after floods and landslides, the Army’s Aviation Corps airlifted 27 stranded security personnel in 17 helicopter sorties, the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage remains suspended for three more days and rail and highway closures persist.
• Opposition leaders pressed for accountability over flood preparedness since 2014, even as reports from across India detailed continuing inundation from Punjab to Kerala and further rain warnings from the meteorological department.