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 Rishikesh–Yamunotri 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.