Shimla, Aug. 5 -- Relentless heavy rain battered Himachal Pradesh for over 15 hours, triggering landslides, flash floods, dam discharges, and widespread destruction. With eight more deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the monsoon toll has climbed to 194, and the total damage has exceeded Rs 1,852 crore, according to official estimates.
Latest incidents in Mandi district, a cloudburst at Katwani Nala (Chachiot) at 6 AM Tuesday damaged a three-room house, though the family managed to escape.
Two houses were leveled to ground in Lot village (Gohar), and landslides in Thunag damaged dozens more.
The tourist town of Janjheli is now cut off, with widespread power outages plunging Seraj constituency into darkness.
Water and debris inundate...