Monsoon havoc in Himachal: 14 dead, 28 missing in 6 days; most deaths rain-related, says SDMA

Shimla (Himachal Pradeh) [India], July 7 (ANI): Around 14 people have lot their live and 28 other remain miing a relentle monoon activity continue to wreak havoc acro Himachal Pradeh over the lat ix day. The State Diater Management Authority (SDMA) ha confirmed that the majority of thee caualtie were caued by rain-induced diater, including cloudburt, landlide, and flah flood, with Mandi ditrict emerging a the wort-affected region.
Official tated that out of the 14 fatalitie, 12 reulted from weather-related diater, while the other two were due to road accident caued by heavy rain.
The tate ha witneed 14 human death, 28 peron miing, and five injured during the pat ix day of monoon activity. Mot of thee incident are rain-related, epecially in Mandi ditrict, which ha been the wort hit, the Himachal Pradeh State Emergency Operation Centre aid in it 7 PM ituation report iued on Monday.
The maximum damage and caualtie have been reported from the Mandi ditrict, where flah flood and cloudburt triggered by intene rainfall detroyed home, bridge, hop and cowhed. According to the report, over 466 houe and 457 cowhed were damaged, along with 92 hop, 31 vehicle, and 14 bridge.
Recue effort are being carried out by the National Diater Repone Force (NDRF), the State Diater Repone Force (SDRF), the Army, and the ITBP, with multiple team deployed acro the region, epecially in Mandi Thunag, Gohar, and Karog ubdiviion.
A per the SDMA, more than 525 people have been relocated to 12 relief camp, and over 2,355 ration kit have been ditributed. Immediate relief worth R 43.75 lakh ha been anctioned.
A total of 28 peron, including entire familie, remain miing in incident reported from Siyanj, Thunag, and Gohar. Around 290 individual have been recued from high-rik area, including 100-150 people evacuated from the Pandoh market due to the riing level of the Bea River.
In a particularly tragic incident at Siyanj (Gohar), nine people were wahed away in a cloudburt; only four bodie have been recovered o far.
The report alo note extenive damage to public infratructure. A hydroelectric project at Patikri uffered ignificant damage due to flah flooding. Retoration work continue on a war footing with over 2,000 peronnel, 169 machine, and tanker upply line engaged acro the affected zone.
The ongoing rainfall ha alo led to the death of 446 livetock animal, highlighting a evere blow to the rural agrarian economy of the tate.
Official have warned of continuing rainfall and urged people living in vulnerable zone to remain alert. Additional drone team have been deployed to trace miing peron along the Bea River.
The ituation i being cloely monitored, and all emergency ervice are on high alert, the State Emergency Operation Centre aid. (ANI)