Video: Landslide hits Shimla’s Lindi Dhar village; monsoon mayhem continues across Himachal Pradesh | India News

In Mandi district alone, the dying toll from cloudbursts and flash floods has risen to 13, with 29 individuals nonetheless lacking. Officials mentioned 10 cloudbursts, three flash floods, and a landslide had been reported in Mandi on Tuesday, severely damaging properties, roads, and infrastructure. Over 150 homes and 14 bridges have been broken, whereas 162 cattle have perished. Search and rescue operations are being carried out by groups from the NDRF, SDRF, police, and residential guards.

“Currently, our top priority is rescue and relief work, not damage assessment. But as per initial departmental data, we estimate damages of around Rs 300 crore across sectors,” mentioned DC Rana, Special Secretary within the state Revenue and Disaster Management Department.Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur each visited affected areas. Sukhu assured that land will likely be allotted to displaced residents, even when it means involving the Union authorities to clear forest land for resettlement. Thakur, in the meantime, warned that the variety of lacking might rise and prompt air-dropping meals provides to cut-off areas.The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) reported that 261 roads across the state stay blocked, together with 186 in Mandi district. Nearly 600 transformers and 797 water provide schemes have been disrupted. The Manali-Keylong street can also be closed on account of flooding close to Solang Nallah, with visitors rerouted by way of Rohtang Pass.The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall from July 5 to 9 and warned of potential flash floods in elements of Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan, and Sirmaur districts.