A total of 10 cloudbursts have been reported in Mandi so far, causing heavy destruction and loss of life. On Tuesday night, at least five people lost their lives due to cloudbursts triggered by heavy overnight rains in Mandi. Heavy rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, throwing normal life out of gear. Mandi is the worst-affected district of the state, as several cloudbursts triggered flash floods and landslides. A total of 10 cloudbursts have been reported in Mandi so far, causing heavy destruction and loss of life, reported India Today.
On Tuesday night, at least five people lost their lives due to cloudbursts triggered by heavy overnight rains in Mandi. Five people were also reported to be injured, and 16 others were missing in flash floods caused by cloudbursts. The death toll in the rain-related incident in this monsoon season rose to over 20 in the state. Out of these five deaths, two were reported in Bada and one in Talwara, both in the Gohar area. Meanwhile, one person died in the old Bazaar in Karsog and one body was recovered at Neri-Kotla in Jogindernagar.
The state witnessed 11 cloudburst incidents, four flash floods and a major landslide on Tuesday, most of them in Mandi district. Since Monday evening, Mandi has received high rainfall of 253.8 mm The India Meteorological Department (MeT) issued an ‘orange’ warning for heavy to very heavy rains, thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in three districts of Kangra, Solan and Sirmaur on Wednesday, and four districts of Una, Hamirpur, Kangra and Mandi on Saturday.