September 16, 2025 10:25 AM
Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi washes away buses, buries houses and shops
An overnight cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district wreaked havoc in Dharampur town, submerging the bus stand and market, sweeping away several Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) buses, cars, and burying houses and shops under debris. Officials said one person is feared missing after flash floods inundated vast areas of Dharampur, around 250 km from Shimla. Locals described the devastation as far worse than the 2015 floods. Heavy rain lashed most parts of Mandi district from...