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Monsoon Rains Ravage Hill States as Himachal Toll Reaches 312 and Fresh Cloudbursts Strike Uttarakhand

Rescue crews prioritize evacuations despite blocked roads, power outages, telecom outages.

Overview

  • Himachal Pradesh reported 312 monsoon-related deaths since June 20, with 524 roads blocked, 1,230 power transformers down and 416 water schemes non-functional, according to the state disaster authority.
  • The Himachal Assembly unanimously urged the Centre to declare the devastation a national disaster and sought a special relief package, with losses estimated at ₹2,623.36 crore and 38 people still missing.
  • More than 3,000 Manimahesh pilgrims have been evacuated as operations continue in Chamba, where officials say about 10,000 people remain cut off after major landslides on the ChambaBharmour road.
  • Jammu and Kashmir authorities reported 43 rain-related deaths, with 34 from the Vaishno Devi landslip; mobile internet and power outages persisted in parts of Jammu, and special trains were run to move stranded travelers.
  • Uttarakhand recorded late-night cloudbursts in Rudraprayag and Chamoli with families feared trapped, a bridge washed away in the Kedarnath valley, and schools ordered shut in several districts under an IMD orange alert.