Himachal Pradesh Floods: Mandi Reels Below Heavy Rain, Landslides Block Highways; 164 Monsoon Deaths Reported

Steady heavy rainfall since late Monday evening has thrown life out of drugs within the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. The area has been experiencing incessant rain since 11 PM, leading to a flood-like scenario throughout numerous components of the city.

One of many worst-affected areas is the Zonal Hospital Mandi, the place there’s extreme water accumulation and overflow from close by drains. The primary entry highway to the hospital has been closed.

Stories from native administration verify a number of landslides in and round Mandi city, disrupting site visitors and endangering residents residing in landslide-prone areas. Particles from these landslides has blocked key inner roads, including to the chaos.

Including to the severity of the scenario, the Chandigarh-Manali Nationwide Freeway (NH-3) has been blocked at a number of places between Mandi and Kullu. A number of autos are stranded, and lengthy queues have been reported from numerous choke factors alongside the route.

Earlier, the State Catastrophe Administration Authority (SDMA) and the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) knowledgeable in regards to the widespread disruption within the state, the place 200 roads stay blocked, 62 energy transformers are disrupted, and 110 water provide schemes had been affected as of the night of July 28, as a result of ongoing heavy rains throughout the state.

The overall loss of life toll within the state in the course of the 2025 monsoon season (from June 20 to July 28) has reached 164. Of those, 90 deaths are attributed to rain-related causes equivalent to landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, and electrocution, whereas 74 folks have misplaced their lives in highway accidents, in accordance with official knowledge.

District-wise, Mandi has recorded the very best variety of fatalities (32), adopted by Kangra (24) and Chamba (17). The devastation consists of not solely human casualties but additionally important injury to houses, livestock, and public property, with over Rs 1,52,311 lakh in financial losses reported to this point.

The SDMA continues to watch the scenario round the clock and urges the general public to stay vigilant, keep away from non-essential journey, and cling to advisories issued by native authorities.

“Since June 20, the state has witnessed 42 flash floods, 25 cloudbursts, and 32 landslides, leading to widespread injury to roads, homes, and infrastructure. Mandi district has reported the very best variety of rain-related casualties, with 18 deaths, adopted by Kangra (17 deaths), Kullu (10 deaths), and Chamba (eight deaths),” as per the assertion.

Over 251 homes have been absolutely broken, whereas 1,165 homes suffered partial injury resulting from rain and floods. Agricultural and horticultural crops have additionally suffered important losses. Authorities have stepped up highway clearance operations, deployed catastrophe response groups, and issued warnings in susceptible areas, however intermittent heavy rains proceed to hamper aid efforts.