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Himachal Pradesh monsoon havoc claims 370 lives
Shimla, September 8: The ongoing monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 370 lives so far, with 205 fatalities linked to rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, lightning strikes, electrocution, and other disaster-related causes, and 165 deaths reported in road accidents, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
Scale of destruction by calamity much higher compared to 2023, says Himachal CM
Shimla, Aug 30: Saying the scale of destruction by monsoon rains this time is much higher compared to 2023, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of Bharmour, Manimahesh and other disaster-affected areas of Chamba district, besides Fatehpur and Mand area of Indora in Kangra district that were hit with the excess release of water from the Pong dam.
Himachal: Over 250 rescued after flash floods in Dharamshala, search operation continue
Kangra, June 27: Over 250 people were rescued in a major operation by state and central teams after flash floods hit parts of Dharamshala, officials said.
Cloudbursts, flash floods in parts of Himachal claim five lives; several missing as rescue ops continue
Dharamshala, June 26: At least five people have died and several others remain missing after heavy rainfall triggered a series of cloudbursts and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu and Kangra districts, officials said on Wednesday.
Himachal: NDRF intensifies operation in cloudburst-hit Kangra; three more bodies recovered
Shimla, June 26: Search operations involving National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescuers intensified on Thursday to trace the missing since flashfloods triggered cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, with the recovery of three more bodies and rescue of one, officials said.