Twenty-five people died in flashfloods, landslides, roof-collapse and other incidents triggered by incessant rain in India. 

Eight deaths were reported from Himachal Pradesh, seven from J&K, six from Punjab, and four from Haryana.

A high alert was sounded in the worst-hit Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. Heavy landslides hit vehicular movement on the Chandigarh-Manali highway beyond Mandi town and on the Pathankot-Chamba highway.

Three people were washed away near Manali late on Sunday night when their vehicle fell into the swollen Beas river. Elsewhere, two people were washed away in the Parbati river in the Manikaran valley, while a girl died near Bajaura. Both incidents occurred in Kullu, one of the worst-affected districts by flashfloods.

A man was drowned in a swollen rivulet near Palampur town in Kangra district, while another was killed when a building was washed away in a rivulet in Una district.

India government has announced closure of all educational institutions in Chamba, Kullu, Sirmaur, Kangra, Kullu and Hamirpur districts till September 25.

Seven people died in Jammu and Kashmir — five in Doda district and two in Kathua, due to roof collapse and landslide. Four of the five people killed in Doda roof-collapse incident belonged to a family. A woman was killed in Kathua after she was hit by a landslide. A teenager was swept away in a swollen rivulet in Kathua and his body was recovered on Monday.

Hindustan Times

BDST: 0943 HRS, SEPT 25, 2018
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