Dehradun IT Park submerged after cloudburst; Himachal flash floods sweep away buses

Heavy overnight rain wreaked havoc across Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, triggering landslides, flash floods, and house collapses, officials said on Tuesday.

At least three people of a family were killed in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, while hundreds, including 200 students, were rescued in Dehradun.

Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reviewed the situation in flood-hit Uttarakhand as both states continue rescue and relief operations.

In Himachal Pradesh, torrential rain led to landslides and flash floods in Mandi district. Officials said a house collapsed in Bragta village, killing two women and a child.

Deputy commissioner of Mandi, Apoorv Devgan told news agency PTI that “three bodies have been recovered while two persons have been rescued”. The injured were rushed to thehospital.

Floodwaters inundated the Dharampur bus stand, sweeping away several Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) buses and damaging shops, houses and parked vehicles. One person is still missing.

In Shimla, which recorded 141 mm of rain in 12 hours, landslides buried vehicles near Himland and blocked the main circular road, inconveniencing commuters and school children.

According to the state emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), 650 roads, including three national highways, remain blocked, while over 1,200 power transformers and 160 water supply schemes have been hit. Since June 20, as many as 412 people have died in rain-related incidents and accidents in the state.