Himachal Flash Flood: Three killed, one lacking after heavy rain in Mandi

Flash flood triggered by cloud burst wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi city on Monday (July 28 2025) evening, killing three individuals, burying greater than 20 autos and inundating a number of homes, officers mentioned on Tuesday (July 29).

The fury of rain was so intense that gushing waters in Sukati nallahs (drains) flowing by way of the town swept big mounds of particles which entered a number of places in about 5-km space and the worst affected was Jail Street, Saini Mohalla and Zonal hospital space.

“Three individuals died, one sustained accidents whereas one girl is lacking, Deputy Commissioner, Mandi, Apoorva Devgan mentioned, including that rescue operations are in full swing and about 15-20 individuals have been rescued.

Chandigarh-Manali Nationwide Freeway closed

The Chandigarh-Manali Nationwide Freeway has been closed at 4 Mile, 9 Mile and Dwada because the highway stretches have been washed away.

The contemporary catastrophe including to the woes of the individuals and the administration got here after a month of monsoon mayhem within the Mandi district by which 15 individuals died in Seraj, Nachan, Dharampur and Karsog Meeting constituencies on the evening of June 30-July 1.

Chief of the Opposition and former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur and DC Mandi have been on the spot.

In the meantime, landslides triggered by incessant rains additionally blocked the Shimla-Mataur Nationwide Freeway at Outdated Kangra Ghat, and reviews of uprooting of bushes and electrical energy have additionally poured from a number of elements of the state.

Orange alert to a few districts of Himachal Pradesh

The Native Met workplace had issued an orange alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall at remoted areas of Kangra, Mandi and Kullu districts on Tuesday (July 29).

It additionally issued yellow warning of heavy rains at remoted locations in Chamba, Shimla and Sirmaur districts on Tuesday, and Una, Kangra, Mandi and Kullu districts on Wednesday (July 30, 2025).

Because the onset of monsoon within the State on June 20 until the night of July 28, Himachal Pradesh has suffered losses to the tune of ₹1,523 crore. Thus far 90 individuals have died and 35 have gone lacking in rain-related incidents and 1,320 homes have been absolutely or partially broken within the state.

A complete of 200 roads, together with 121 within the disaster-hit Mandi district, have been closed for vehicular site visitors on Monday evening and 62 energy distribution transformers and 110 water provide schemes have additionally been affected throughout the state, in response to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC). Nonetheless, the quantity is prone to go up after the newest replace.