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Chaos at Atal Tunnel: 1,000+ Vehicles Trapped, Tourists Freeze in Cars as Snow Blocks Manali Highway

Thousands of tourists visiting Lahaul-Spiti district were stranded at the Atal Tunnel and nearby areas due to heavy snowfall that began Sunday evening and continued through Monday. The sudden weather disruption left many visitors stuck on the Manali-Sissu route, prompting a joint rescue operation by the police and the Border…

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‘The people of Uttarakhand and Himachal want roads, not landslides’

This year, the onset of monsoon in India was under unusual circumstances. The country saw its highest ever rainfall in the month of May. The official onset of monsoon was declared over the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand around June 20 and monsoon covered the entire country by…

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Himachal: Bus en route to Kasol overturns near Mandi; 31 injured

The bus was heading toward Kasol in Kullu district. The accident occurred early Sunday morning Mandi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal Pradesh: 6 Dead and several injured in massive landslide in Kullu

Landslide occurred near the famous tourist place Manikaran Gurudwara. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal Pradesh: Avalanche warning for high altitude areas in four districts

The Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment, Chandigarh, issued an orange alert on Saturday, with the possibility of avalanches in high altitude areas of Chamba, Kullu, Kinnaur, and Lahaul and Spiti districts in the next 24 hours. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal Rains: Many roads blocked in Kullu, National Highway from Jalori shut

In several areas, electricity and drinking water services are not available, and traffic has been halted. The administration has issued an alert to people living near the rivers and drains. Read further on Dynamite News:

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HP: Lahaul and Spiti receive fresh snow, IMD issues Orange alert

India Meteorological Department (IMD) Shimla issued an Orange alert for isolated heavy rain and snowfall over Chamba, Kangra, Kullu and Mandi districts on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kullu Bus Accident: Horrific accident bus falls into ditch, driver dies

The passengers have been taken to the hospital for first aid. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal Pradesh: Over 50 missing after cloudbursts in Shimla, Mandi, Kullu

Himachal Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukkhu said that rescue and relief operations are going on. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Five national highways among 441 roads closed as snow, rain lash Himachal

A total of 290 roads are closed in Lahaul & Spiti, 58 in Chamba, 56 in Kinnaur, 17 in Kullu, 10 in Mandi, nine in Shimla and one in Kangra. At least 1,314 transformers are out of order in Himachal Pradesh, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre.

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Adventure turns disaster for a young woman tourist from Telangana

Woman from Telangana dies in paragliding crash during vacation in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh; pilot and company owner arrested, paragliding halted.

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Russian couple found dead in Himachal Pradesh's Manikaran; naked bodies bore injury marks

SHIMLA: The bodies of a couple, believed to be of Russian origin, were discovered at a small pond near the holy town of Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, as reported by the police on Friday.

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Centre should not discriminate between States on party lines: Priyanka in flood-ravaged Himachal Pradesh

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit the flood-affected areas of Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi and Kullu districts on September 12 and oversee relief-and-restoration works.

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In Himachal’s Gadsa valley, villagers point to impact of mining, felling of trees

Heavy rainfall has continued to wreak havoc across Himachal Pradesh with cloudbursts, landslides, and the collapse of buildings and roads in Kullu, Mandi, Shimla and other areas. Nearly 400 people are dead and more than 12,000 houses damaged so far.

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Alternative road opened in Himachal's Pandoh to divert vehicular traffic

246 people have died in rain-related incidents since the onset of the monsoon on June 24. The Public Works Department alone has suffered losses to the tune of ₹2,829 crore in HimachaL Pradesh

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Himachal Pradesh: Kullu-Mandi highway blocked due to landslide

The Kullu-Mandi National Highway was blocked following a landslide due to heavy rains in the district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal Pradesh rains: Buildings collapse in Kullu, hundreds stranded after landslides block highway

SHIMLA/MANDI: A row of buildings in Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh collapsed on Thursday and hundreds of travellers were stranded in relief camps after landslides blocked the road to Mandi in rain-battered state.

The Times of India

Himachal Pradesh floods: Making efforts to restore roads, bring normalcy, says CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

SHIMLA: In order to restore the roads and bring normalcy to the disaster-hit state, all efforts are being made, said Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday.

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Himachal rains | Eight Kullu buildings collapse, rains continue to lash State

Eight buildings in Anni, Himachal Pradesh collapsed due to recent rains, no casualties. Assessment of damage underway, other unsafe buildings vacated.

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‘No coordination, greed’: Buried in Himachal rubble, questions over hydropower projects

The mournful silence along Sainj valley, about 50 kilometres from Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu, is broken only by the rumble of the Pin Parvati river and bulldozers in the distance. Bustling settlements have now been replaced by silt and boulders – brought on by the recent floods – and their inhabitants…

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‘River didn’t come to us, we went to it’: How NHAI’s ‘all-weather’ highways eroded in Himachal

A spate of national highways bending along the Himalayan rivers have cropped up in Himachal Pradesh over the past years. Several of these roads, built by the National Highways Authority of India by cutting up mountains, are deemed “all-weather” – but the recent floods have uncovered a different reality.

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IMD issues orange alert for 8 districts of Himachal Pradesh today

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert and predicted heavy rainfall in eight districts of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cloudburst in Himachal’s Kullu claims one life, three injured

Cloud burst in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district kills 1, injures 3. Heavy rains have caused 117 deaths, 12 missing, 53 landslides, 41 flash floods, and Rs 4,414.95 Crores in losses. 70,000 tourists rescued, incl. 250 from snow-bound Chandertal Lake. CM Sukhu says no financial aid yet, Rs. 50 crores released…

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293 people still stranded in Himachal’s tribal district; rain relents in Punjab, Haryana

At least 293 people stranded in Chandertal, Himachal Pradesh; CM Sukhu conducts aerial survey; 52 school children safely moved out; 25,000 people evacuated from Manali & Kullu

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Data | Record rainfall: Chandigarh, Kullu see wettest days in history

In July this year, 10 tributaries in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand surpassed their highest-ever flood levels

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