Shimla, July 20 -- Himachal Pradesh continues to reel under the impact of intense monsoon activity, with a combined death toll of 125 reported across the state from June 20 to July 20, officials said on Sunday.

According to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), 70 of these deaths were caused by rain-related calamities such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, and other weather-induced incidents, while 55 people lost their lives in road accidents during the same period.

The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) report further confirmed that 142 roads remain blocked, 40 water supply schemes are disrupted, and 26 power distribution transformers (DTRs) are non-operational as of 5 PM, July 20, due to widespread rainfall-indu...