September 17, 2025 9:49 AM

Himachal Pradesh, hit by 46% excess rainfall, continues to face landslides, flash floods

Himachal Pradesh, which has received over 46 percent more rainfall than normal this monsoon season, continued to reel under natural disasters on Tuesday, with landslides, flash floods, and multiple incidents of house and building collapses reported across the state. Against a normal seasonal rainfall of 692 mm till mid-September, the state has already recorded 1,010 mm - significantly higher than its average total monsoon rainfall of around 734 mm. In Mandi district, a house collapsed in Nihri...

August 14, 2025 9:48 AM

Flash flood hits Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur, army launches rescue operation

Braving darkness, fast currents and unstable terrain, the Indian Army on Thursday said its swift response averted a potential tragedy when a sudden flash flood struck Hojis Lungpa Nala in Himachal Pradesh’s mountainous Kinnaur district. The incident happened at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Triggered by a cloudburst in the higher reaches of the Rishi Dogri Valley, the deluge engulfed the bridge across the Sutlej River and injured one individual. The site was an active road construction zone un...