Fresh heavy showers overnight ravaged the Himalayan States of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, already bruised by a string of deadly natural calamities over the past couple of months. In Uttarakhand, the cloudbursts and heavy rains left six people dead, seven missing and more than 600 stranded in different locations, while in Himachal Pradesh, three members of a family were killed as rains triggered massive landslides and flash floods. Search for the missing continued amid inclement weather while NDRF, SDRF and fire brigade personnel brought most of the stranded people to safety, Uttarakhand’s State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said.

 

Torrential waters running through the hilly slopes swept away cars, damaged houses, and commercial establishments in the two states. In Uttarakhand, roads were breached, and several bridges were washed away in Dehradun district. The downpour swelled most of the snowfed rivers and streams in the two States. The Ganga and the Yamuna rivers were flowing close to the warning level in Uttarakhand, while the water level of the Tamsa river reached tantalisingly close to the danger mark.

 

The Tamsa swelled rapidly in the morning, inundating the famous Tapkeshwar temple on its banks and submerging the gigantic Hanuman statue near its entrance up to the shoulders. 3 killed, more than 120 evacuated in 24 hours as rains batter parts of Mah: THREE people have died and more than 120 were evacuated amid heavy rains in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the State Disaster Management Department said. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other rescue teams were involved in evacuations in the affected districts, the department Stated in a release. Heavy rains pounded five of eight districts in Marathwada on Monday, with Beed receiving the highest 143.7 mm of rain, followed by Nanded with 131.6 mm and Jalna with 121.4 mm in 24 hours ending Tuesday morning. Rivers ran in spate, and low-lying areas were flooded, disrupting normal life, with Beed and Ahilyanagar being the worst affected. According to officials, rescue and relief operations were conducted in these areas, and more than 120 people were evacuated safely.

 

The NDRF has deployed 12 teams across the State to assist the local administration in evacuation and emergency relief. State agencies and district administrations have also mobilised fire brigades, police units and local volunteers. As per the release, two people have died in rain-related incidents in Beed district, and one death was reported from Nagpur. The authorities are monitoring dams, rivers and vulnerable villages, while warnings have been issued in parts of Marathwada and Vidarbha as the monsoon remains active.