Heavy Rain / Devastation due to rain and floods in these states 50 people died many missing

Heavy Rain: 50 people died in the last three days due to monsoon rains in northern and eastern India in the event of flash floods, landslides and house collapses due to heavy rain. 50 people lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Jharkhand. Among the dead, 22 people are from Himachal Pradesh alone. Four people each have died in Uttarakhand-Odisha and one person has also died in Jharkhand. In Himachal Pradesh itself, at least 22 people have lost their lives in landslides, floods and cloudburst incidents due to heavy rains in the last 24 hours. Eight of those who died belonged to the same family. Ten people have been injured in these accidents in the state.

Himachal State Disaster Management Department director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said that the maximum damage has been caused in Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts due to heavy rains. He said that 36 weather related incidents have been recorded in the state during the last 24 hours. He said that 743 roads including Manali-Chandigarh National Highway in Mandi and Shimla-Chandigarh Highway in Shoghi have been closed for traffic due to waterlogging. The Deputy Commissioner of Mandi district said that due to floods and landslides in Mandi district alone, 13 people died and six people went missing. Let us inform that the Chakki bridge in Kangra of the state collapsed on Saturday due to heavy rains, disrupting the train service between Pathankot and Jogindernagar.

How much damage was done?

In Uttarakhand, at least four people were killed while 10 went missing in various cloudburst incidents on Saturday as rain caused embankments to collapse, bridges washed away, and mud and water accumulated inside homes. This forced the evacuation of people from many villages. Several roads were blocked for transport in view of the excess water damage, while all Anganwadi centers and schools in Uttarakhand's Pauri district were ordered to be closed.

The rains also affected parts of eastern India, with the Mahanadi river area already in the grip of floods in Odisha and around 4 lakh people stranded in 500 villages. Four people have died due to this while one person has died in neighboring Jharkhand. Odisha has suffered more and parts of its north have been receiving rain since Friday night. Vegetable prices have shot up in Bhubaneswar markets due to supply chain disruptions.

Odisha Water Resources Chief Engineer BK Mishra said on Saturday that due to heavy rains in Balasore, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj last night, water level is being monitored in Subarnarekha, Budhbalang, Baitarani and Salandi. Heavy rain with strong winds has been occurring in Jharkhand since Friday evening. Hundreds of trees and electric poles have been uprooted, while low-lying areas have been submerged in several districts. A woman died in an incident of earthen wall collapse in West Singhbhum district on Saturday morning, an official said.

Due to heavy rains, power supply has been disrupted for a long time in various cities and people have to face road jams, due to which normal life has come to a standstill. Officials of Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi said that till 2 pm on Saturday, two flights were canceled due to bad weather. The India Meteorological Department said that heavy rain is expected in western Madhya Pradesh on Sunday and eastern Rajasthan on Monday. Meanwhile, the journey of Mata Vaishno Devi temple located on Trikuta hill in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir will resume this morning. Because of the temporary ban on travel at night after heavy rains.