Overview

• The MeT office in Shimla logged 1,022.5 mm of rain from June 1 to September 30 against a normal 734.4 mm, confirming a 39% excess.
• Authorities report 454 deaths this monsoon, including 264 in rain-related incidents and 190 in road accidents, with 498 injured and 50 missing.
• The state recorded 47 cloudbursts, 98 flash floods and 148 major landslides, alongside 36 days of very heavy rainfall.
• About 9,230 houses were fully or partially damaged, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre’s latest consolidated report.
• The southwest monsoon entered the state on June 20 and withdrew on September 26, with this year ranking 15th wettest in the 125-year record.