According to official data, heavy rains triggered heavy rains, landslides, and broad road barriers across Himachal Pradesh on Monday, on 20 June, 23 people died in rain -related incidents in the states.
The State Emergency Operation Center reported that 259 roads – including 129 in Mandi and 92 in Sirmaur – were closed due to cloudbers, flash floods and landslides. Additionally, 614 transformers and 130 water supply schemes were interrupted.
The rains of rain were also seen in the popular tourist hill city of Shimla, where the five -storey building collapsed within a few seconds on Monday morning.
Himachal Pradesh Weather | key points
, Himachal monsoon rain: Himachal Pradesh recorded 135 mm rainfall in June – 34 percent above normal in 101 mm – it started the 21st June rainfall since 1901. The record remains 252.7 mm in 1971, according to a news agency PTI report. The Himachal Pradesh administration has advised the public to avoid unnecessary travel, especially in hilly and weak areas, and to stay updated through official weather and disaster alerts.
– Shimla Building Fall: At Bhatta Kafar in Shimla, the five -storey building collapsed within second morning. Fortunately, the district administration had vacated the residents in time to prevent the number of casualties. However, two adjacent buildings are now at risk.
– Shimla season: According to the 12-hour approach of the IMD, 9 PM from June 30 to 9 am July 1, light to moderate rainfall was likely in many places, with intense rains with one or two mines and Chamba, Kullu, Shimla, Kangra, Una, Hamirpur, Hamirpur, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Mandi, Mandi, Mandi, Salan and Sarma Destin But. The IMD website showed Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi and Kangra districts under Orange Alert.
PTI quoted the building owner Ranjan Verma as saying, “We evacuated the building on Sunday night as the land was slipping after Saturday’s rain. The building fell around 8.15 am on Monday morning.” “A four-lane road construction had threatened the structure, but no measures were taken to ensure its safety,” he said.
– Roads blocked: According to the ANI news agency, 139 roads were blocked, 139 roads were blocked and 314 power transformers were interrupted, mostly in Gohar (199), Mandi II (79), and J. Nagar (18). However, HPSDMA stated that no national highway was blocked, allowing emergency movement and logistics support to continue.
– CloudBust: In Sikaseri village (Sarpara Gram Panchayat, Rampur), one Claudbers washed a room related to two garashed, three cows, two calves, a kitchen and Rajinder Kumar, Vinod Kumar, and Gopal. No human casualties were reported. In particular, a cloudbers killed 21 people in a hej last July under a single panchayat.
-Simala-Chandigarh Highway: On Shimla-Chandigarh National Highway, Landslides and shooting stones at five places forced the authorities to remove traffic in the same lane, causing severe jam. Chaki More in Solan district had the same conditions.
The Sabathu-Vakanaghat Road was closed after a landslide in Delgi. Officers are working to reopen the route.
Solan Deputy Commissioner Manmohan Sharma visited Chaki Peacock and directed the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure goal deployment of equipment and monitor the stretch to maintain commutary security.
– Mandi, Manali: Traffic disruption also affected Mandi district, partially blocked the Chandigarh-Manali highway with slipping at Canchimode near Pandoh. Relief and withdrawal efforts are on. The Meteorological Department issued a medium flash-flood warning for Kangra, Mandi and Sirmaur districts in the next 24 hours. An orange warning has been issued for heavy to heavy rainfall for Wednesday, in which the wet weather is likely to remain till July 6.
, Bilaspur: In Bilaspur district, Fludweightrs entered the Government Senior Secondary School in Kunhamunjwad, forced more than 130 students to return home. “When I reached school, I saw the rooms filled with water to my knees and there was only mud on the ground. There was no place for the children to sit, so they had to be sent home,” said Vice Principal Shyam Lal. A government primary school in Junga region of Shimla was also damaged.
