Shimla, Aug. 25 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has issued urgent advisories and implemented drastic measures, including suspending a major pilgrimage and closing schools, as the state grapples with intense monsoon rainfall that has triggered landslides, flash floods, and a rising death toll.
The situation is particularly critical in the districts of Chamba and Mandi, where the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'Red Alert' for August 25 and 26, predicting "heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall."The severe weather has already claimed lives.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed deep condolences for the deaths of two pilgrims during the annual Manimahesh Yatra in Chamba district on...