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Out of about 320 deaths, over 160 have been caused by rain-related incidents including landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, electrocution, and drowning. About 150 deaths are reported in road accidents.
Monsoon fury kills 320 people
Shimla: Massive rains followed by landslides and flash floods are wreaking havoc in most of the parts of the state throwing routine life out of gear, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
Monsoon fury has so far came about 320 lives. As many as 560 roads, including National Highways, have been completely ruined or damaged disrupting traffic movement.
According to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) report more than 935 distribution transformers are out of service, and 223 water supply schemes have been badly affected across Himachal.
Out of about 320 deaths, over 160 have been caused by rain-related incidents including landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, electrocution, and drowning. About 150 deaths are reported in road accidents.
Himachal Weather Havoc: Landslide hits Chamba, 11 pilgrims killed
The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for heavy rain in Chamba and Kangra districts till 3 pm today. There is a possibility of continuous rain in the state for the next four days, in which these districts may receive extremely heavy rain once or twice.
Heavy rains occurred throughout the night in Himachal Pradesh. Due to this, holiday has been declared today (August 25) in schools and colleges of Una, Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur, Solan, Kullu, Bilaspur, Lahaul Spiti and Mandi. At the same time, the first snowfall of this season has also been recorded last night at Shinkula Pass in Lahaul Spiti.
A three-storey house built on a hill in Sudhed area near Dharamshala suddenly collapsed yesterday evening. Many houses and farmers' land were submerged in Indora, Kangra, where vehicles started floating in the water.
Weather: Torrential rains ravage life in Himachal; Schools, colleges shut in Shimla
A massive landslide occurred in Sahli Panchayat of Bharmour in Chamba district this morning, damaging a house. The security wall in front of a multi-storey building in Panjri area near ISBT in Shimla collapsed, posing a threat to the building.
