At least 25 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as torrential rain triggered flash floods and landslips in the two hill States, officials said on Saturday. Several arterial roads were blocked by debris, while gushing currents washed away bridges and vehicles.
Himachal Pradesh bore the maximum brunt as 21 people were killed and 12 more sustained injuries in 34 incidents of landslip, flash flood and cloud burst in the State. At least six people are missing in rain-related incidents, the government said in a statement.
Mandi, Kangra and Chamba were the worst-affected districts. As many as 742 roads, including the Manali-Chandigarh National Highway at Mandi and the Shimla-Chandigarh highway at Shoghi, were blocked for traffic. Nearly 172 water supply schemes were also disrupted by the unprecedented rain.
