Shimla, Sept. 14 -- Himachal Pradesh has recorded 394 deaths during this year's monsoon season, including 221 fatalities in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning, and house collapses, while 173 lives were lost in road accidents, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said on Sunday.

According to the cumulative monsoon loss report compiled by the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), 394 human lives have been lost directly to disasters. The data show that landslides accounted for 48 deaths, flash floods for 11, cloudbursts for 17, and drowning incidents for 38. Other causes included lightning strikes, electrocution, snake bites, fires, and accidental falls in steep terrain.

In addition, 455 people ...