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Fresh Cloudbursts Deepen Monsoon Disaster in North India as Rescues Scale Up

Forecasts point to more heavy rain that could further strain rescue crews.

Overview

  • Uttarakhand reported a new cloudburst in Chamoli’s Mopata with two missing, a bridge washed away in Kedarkhati’s Lavara, and the Alaknanda running above danger level as schools were shut across several districts.
  • Himachal Pradesh’s SDMA put the monsoon death toll at 312 with major road blockages from landslides on the MandiManali route and the Manimahesh pilgrimage halted; estimated losses stand at ₹2,75,354.81 crore.
  • Punjab’s border belt saw the Dhusi bund breach near Dera Baba Nanak and the AttariWagah stretch submerged, with NDRF and Army teams conducting helicopter and boat evacuations, including an airlift in Pathankot.
  • Across the border, Pakistan’s Punjab has more than 210,000 people displaced and the government has formally mobilised the army for flood relief, according to official notifications cited by AP.
  • River gauges across the Alaknanda, Mandakini and Yamuna basins are above danger marks, and authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have moved thousands after record 380 mm rainfall in Jammu and a Vaishno Devi landslide that killed 34.