At least 10 people lost their lives in two separate incidents of a cloudburst and a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. According to officials, three people were killed after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Ramban district’s Rajgarh area, around 25 km from the district headquarters. Several houses were damaged, and two people...
A devastating cloudburst struck Chashoti village in the Padder area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 32 people, including two CISF personnel. The incident triggered flash floods that swept away a langar (community kitchen) set up for pilgrims of the Machail Mata Yatra. Over 100 individuals remain missing, and nearly...
Heavy rainfall has impacted Himachal Pradesh over the past few days, resulting in multiple cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides, which have caused the closure of 362 roads for vehicle traffic, officials reported on Saturday, 10 August. Among these, 220 roads were obstructed in Mandi district, while 91 roads were blocked in the neighboring Kullu district...
Dehradun: As the rescue efforts in the Uttarkashi region, devastated by flash floods, reached their third day on Thursday, the Army reported that 70 individuals have been rescued thus far, while over 50 remain unaccounted for. Officials indicated that at least four fatalities have occurred due to the disaster that impacted this ecologically sensitive area...
Torrential downpours and an unexpected cloudburst in the Uttarkashi district have caused significant destruction, nearly obliterating half of Dharali village, halting the Kedarnath Yatra, and compelling schools in several districts of Uttarakhand to close on Wednesday, August 6. In the midst of the devastation, the ancient Kalp Kedar temple, constructed in the traditional Kature style...