Due to heavy rains in Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir, the water level of Sutlej, Beas, Ravi rivers and many drains has increased and there has been severe flood in Punjab. The worst affected districts are Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur and Amritsar.
उत्तराखंड से हिमाचल तक कुदरत का कहर, बादल फटने से 5 की मौत, 11 लापता, मनाली का एक हिस्सा नदी में समाया
Monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc in various parts of the country. Five people died and 11 are missing due to floods and landslides caused by heavy rains and cloudburst in several districts of Uttarakhand in the early hours of Friday. While a part of Manali city in Himachal Pradesh was swept away in the rain. At the same time, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the fourth consecutive day due to landslides.
The district administration in Patiala, Punjab has issued an alert for many low-lying villages near the river after heavy rains in the catchment area of the Ghaggar river. Flood havoc continues in Ferozepur district as well and about 16,000 acres of crops have been submerged and 62 villages have been severely affected. Heavy rains in Maharashtra disrupted life in Latur and Nanded districts, due to which schools had to be closed and the army had to be called for rescue operations. Due to heavy rains in Haryana’s Ambala Cantonment area, the Tangri river reached near the danger mark, due to which the authorities have issued a warning.
Several houses were swept away and many people were buried under the debris in a landslide triggered by a cloudburst in Uttarakhand. Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri and Bageshwar districts were the worst hit by the natural calamity, which came soon after the Dharali disaster on August 23. A devastating flood in the Kheer Ganga river in Uttarkashi district on August 5 devastated almost half of Dharali – a major stopover on the way to Gangotri.
According to the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority, two women were killed and three others went missing after debris from a hillock damaged five-six houses due to heavy rains at Pausari village in Kapkot of Bageshwar district at 3 am. The deceased women have been identified as Basanti Devi Joshi and Bachuli Devi. The missing persons include Basanti Devi’s husband Ramesh Chandra Joshi, Girish and Puran Joshi. Basanti Devi’s son Pawan was injured in the incident. In another incident, a couple died and another couple was injured after being caught in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Mopata village of Dewal area of Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district.
The pilgrimage to the Vaishno Devi temple located in the Trikuta hills remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day due to heavy rains in the Katra area of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The pilgrimage was temporarily stopped after the landslide on Tuesday. 34 people died and 20 others were injured in this landslide incident near Ardhkumwari. An official said, “Bad weather conditions still persist, so it has been decided to suspend the pilgrimage keeping in mind the safety of the pilgrims.”
Heavy rains have been falling on Katra and Trikuta hills since Friday morning. The rain had not stopped till the last news was received. The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the fourth consecutive day due to landslides in the Udhampur-Ramban area. More than 2,000 vehicles are stranded on this nearly 270 km long route. This highway is the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country.
Officials said that more than 2,500 people were rescued in flood-hit Punjab and kept in 13 relief camps. According to officials, the worst affected by the floods are Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur and Amritsar districts. He said that due to heavy rains, a flood warning was also issued in Patiala on Friday, where there was a severe flood in 2023.
Flood situation also arose in many areas of Punjab after the water level in Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers and drains increased due to heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and various agencies started a coordinated operation on Friday to provide relief to the stranded people. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday constituted a high-level committee of three top state officials to monitor relief and rescue operations in the flood-hit districts of the state.
A large number of tourist vehicles have been stranded in Himachal Pradesh’s Manali town for the past several days. According to officials, the worst-affected areas on the Manali-Kullu national highway are from Bhootnath temple to Volvo bus stand, Aloo ground, Bindu Dhank, 18 mile bridge, 17 mile, near Patlikuhal police station, Dohlu Nalla and Raison.
Roxanna, a volunteer at a school in Spiti, said, “I have to go back to Spiti but the road is closed and I am stuck in Manali for the last one week.” Another tourist Harminder Singh said, “We came for a month’s vacation and are stranded for the last 10 days due to frequent landslides and traffic jams on the Chandigarh-Manali national highway. Now the situation has become even more difficult with my wife, daughter and two dogs.”
Officials in Maharashtra said that 29 out of 60 revenue divisions of Latur district recorded heavy rainfall till Thursday night and relief and rescue operations have been started after the water level of rivers and streams increased. He said that about 50 roads and bridges have been closed as water started flowing over them. According to officials, the Nilanga-Udgir-Dhanegaon road of State Highway-238 has been closed due to waterlogging. At the same time, the Nilanga-Udgir road is also closed due to the sinking of the bridge on the Manjra river. Five cattle died due to lightning in Shelgi village of Nilanga taluka on Thursday midnight.
At the same time, heavy waterlogging occurred in many places in the capital Delhi due to heavy rains on Friday.
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