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Rescue Teams Intensify Himalayan Search as Monsoon Toll Reaches 13 in Mandi

Forecasts of continued heavy rainfall have kept orange alerts in effect through July 7; hundreds of roads remain blocked, dozens of residents remain unaccounted for.

Red Alert as Beas River Swells in Mandi, But Himachal Dams Remain Within Safe Limits, Say Officials
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Overview

  • Death toll from recent cloudbursts and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district has climbed to 13, with 29 people still missing.
  • National and State Disaster Response Forces, police, and home guards have escalated search-and-rescue operations, evacuating stranded residents and scouring landslide-affected zones.
  • More than 400 roads remain blocked in Himachal Pradesh, including 248 in Mandi, while Uttarakhand’s RishikeshYamunotri highway has been completely washed away.
  • Uttarakhand officials have maintained an orange alert in seven districts after landslides closed roads and left 15 people missing since July 1.
  • The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange warning forecasting heavy to very heavy rain through July 7, raising the risk of further flooding and landslides.