Landslides News
Three people, including two children, drowned in flash floods in Rajouri and the body of a man was recovered from a stream in Doda after he had drowned on June 23.
Due to flash floods, heavy rain, and landslides, all northeastern states have deployed numerous national and state disaster response teams, volunteers, and state security personnel to conduct rescue and relief efforts.
The world’s dangerous roads are the most thrilling yet hazardous, especially for travelers. These include Keylong Kishtwar Road, Skippers Canyon Road, James Dalton Highway, Zojila Pass, Ibarska Magistrala, North Yungas Road, and Karakoram Highway. Some of these scary roads feature landslides, cliffs, and unpredictable weather, whereas others are high-risk highways where traveling or driving feels like a near-death experience.
Local police on Thursday updated the death toll to 15 and said 113 others were missing after landslides in six villages of the mountainous district of Bulambulion Wednesday.
The draft list of 138 missing people was prepared based on ration cards and voter records of the disaster-hit areas, the district administration said in a release.
The Moon's gradual contraction demands a reevaluation of lunar aspirations, emphasizing safety as paramount, warns a new study.
Himachal Landslides, Cloudburts: Laxmidhar Behera has claimed that to become a good human being, one has to stop eating meat. He also asked students to take a vow not to eat meat.
Very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to occur at a few places in the Districts of Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Una, Hamirpur, Mandi, and Kangra.
No respite from rain mayhem is expected soon for Himachal and Uttarakhand as more heavy rain showers are expected to batter the hill states during the next five days.
Amid the incessant rainfall, a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Shimla's Summer Hill collapsed and nine people were killed in the incident.
The IMD has predicted extemely heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand from August 12 to August 14 and has issued red alert for Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal, Nainital and other districts, scroll down to check full weather forecast.
While driving during rainfall, check for sunken roadbeds or bulges on the route.
Keep track of rain updates on local news channels and radio stations.
Avoid parking your cars near edges or cliffs.
A team from the PM's Office visited Joshimath
The team visited holy city to inspect the land subsidence-affected areas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Central government have been monitoring the situation
The most important Jammu-Srinagar highway of the state has been closed due to landslides. It can be seen in the video how stones are continuously falling from the top of the hills in Panthyal.
Two back-to-back earthquakes hit Himachal Pradesh
Hills of Himachal Pradesh are more prone to natural disasters like flash floods, cloudbursts, and landslides
Mega hydropower projects are responsible for increasing the magnitude of the natural calamity
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