Overview

• More than ten states, including Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, are facing floods, flash floods and landslides as the monsoon’s severe phase persists.
• IMD warnings remain in force through the end of the month in many areas, with an active monsoon trough and Bay of Bengal low pressure driving intense rainfall.
• Jammu logged 380 mm in 24 hours, breaking a 115-year mark, while reported deaths from the Vaishno Devi route landslide range from roughly 30 to 34 as search operations continue.
• Thousands have been evacuated by the Army, NDRF and SDRF; in Punjab, Army Aviation airlifted 22 CRPF personnel and three civilians near Madhopur shortly before the building collapsed.
• Key routes and services are disrupted, with rivers above danger levels, washed-out bridges, blocked highways, train cancellations, and suspension of the Vaishno Devi trek, helicopter and e-car services leaving pilgrims stranded in Katra.