Overview

• Dehradun officials put the district toll at 20 with 13 missing and ordered a high‑level probe into Maldevta resorts after a retaining wall allegedly diverted the Song river’s flow.
• In Chamoli’s Nandanagar area, more than 40 houses were flattened across Kuntari Lagaphali, Kuntari Lagasarpani, Sera and Dhurma, with two confirmed dead, five rescued and six feared trapped as NDRF, SDRF, ITBP and police teams continue searches.
• A man was pulled out alive after roughly 16 hours under debris, while others with serious injuries were airlifted to AIIMS Rishikesh, authorities said.
• Police and rescuers reported parts of a mountain sheared off after about 70 mm of rain in three hours, burying homes under up to 15 feet of debris and cutting power to the area.
• Himachal Pradesh reported a fresh cloudburst in Kinnaur that swept away vehicles and damaged orchards, blocked key roads in the state including Shimla’s Circular Road, and prompted a disaster declaration with an appeal for central aid.