Torrential Rains Devastate Himachal: Two Dead, Roads Blocked, Schools Closed

Swift Summary

• A newlywed couple, Sunny and Pallu, lost their lives after a boulder crushed their house in Sutanh village, Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
• Heavy rainfall across Himachal Pradesh triggered landslides, blocked 471 roads, shut schools in several subdivisions across four districts, and disrupted water and power supply systems.
• A ‘red alert’ for extremely heavy rainfall was issued for Shimla, Kangra, Chamba, Sirmaur, and Mandi districts.
• 310 roads were blocked in disaster-hit Mandi alone; National Highways 707 (Hatkoti-Poanta Sahib), Mandi-Kullu Highway near 4-mile/9-mile stretch areas suffered major debris blockages.
• Infrastructure damage included a washed away bridge in Chamba district and numerous transformers/water supply schemes affected (1,199 power distribution transformers; 676 water schemes).
• Kangra received the heaviest rainfall (147.4 mm), followed by Nagrota Suriyan (127.4 mm) among other regions.
• Since June 20’s monsoon onset:

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