Shimla, Sept. 15 -- Himachal Pradesh continues to reel under the fury of incessant monsoon rains, with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) confirming that 404 people have lost their lives since June 20.
Of these, 229 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning, cloudbursts, and house collapses, while 175 others perished in road accidents, underscoring the vulnerability of the hill state's fragile transport network.
The SDMA described the devastation as "unprecedented", estimating total losses at nearly Rs 44,890 crore. More than 462 people have been injured, 41 remain missing, and thousands of livestock have perished, while public infrastructure, roads, power supply lines, water schem...