50 dead in floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh, other states; Know More

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• Aug 21, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

In other areas of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the rains pounded hundreds of villages, swept away mud homes, inundated roads, and wrecked bridges. 

Digital Desk: Over the past three
days, heavy monsoon rains in northern and eastern India have caused flash
floods and landslides that have killed dozens of people and left many more
missing. Over the past three days, at least 50 deaths have been reported in
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Odisha, according to the news agency
Reuters.

In other areas of Himachal Pradesh and
Uttarakhand, the rains pounded hundreds of villages, swept away mud homes,
inundated roads, and wrecked bridges. The next two days are expected to see
very severe to extremely heavy rain, according to the Indian Meteorological
Department.

A top official told the media that five individuals who
went missing after heavy rains caused flash floods and landslides in Himachal
Pradesh were still unaccounted for on Sunday.

Over the past three days, heavy
monsoon rains in northern and eastern India have caused flash floods and
landslides that have killed dozens of people and left many more missing. Over
the past three days, at least 50 deaths have been reported in Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, and Odisha, according to the news agency Reuters.

1. In other areas of Himachal Pradesh
and Uttarakhand, the rains pounded hundreds of villages, swept away mud homes,
inundated roads, and wrecked bridges. The next two days are expected to see
very severe to extremely heavy rain, according to the Indian Meteorological
Department.

2. A top official told the media that five individuals
who went missing after heavy rains caused flash floods and landslides in
Himachal Pradesh were still unaccounted for on Sunday.

3. There were at least six fatalities
in Odisha as a result of the ongoing severe rains. In Odisha, thousands of
people have been forced from their homes due to flooding, which has also
damaged road infrastructure and cut off electricity and water supplies. 120,000
individuals have already been relocated from the impacted areas by the state.

4. Heavy rainfall brought on by a deep depression over
the Bay of Bengal, followed by the release of floodwater from Jharkhand through
the Galudih barrage, has caused the water levels in all the rivers in north
Odisha to be in spate.

5. On Saturday,
the flooded Nalkari river washed five persons away in the Ramgarh region of
Jharkhand. According to Ramgarh district administrator Madhvi Mishra, four
bodies have so far been found.