Northern India: 40 killed in floods and landslides as forecasters warn of more heavy rain | World News
Floods and landslides caused by intense monsoon rains have killed at least 40 people in northern India over the past three days, and others are missing.
Heavy rains flooded hundreds of villages, as mud houses were washed away, roads were covered with water, bridges were destroyed, and rescuers raced to help stranded residents. .
In the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, at least 36 people have died and hundreds have taken shelter in relief camps after being displaced.
Four people were killed and 13 were missing in the neighboring state of Uttarakhand in a series of haze where extreme rainfall fell in a short period of time.
An evacuation building collapsed due to a landslide in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Ranjit Kumar Sinha, an official in Uttarakhand’s disaster management department, said: “We have deployed helicopters to rescue people trapped in remote areas due to rain-related incidents. . Rescue operation is underway.”
More rainfall is forecast for the area over the next two days, says Indian meteorological department.
In eastern Odisha state, flooding affected nearly 800,000 people and displaced thousands from their homes, with rains affecting electricity and water supplies and damaging roads.
Reuters reports that at least six people have died in Odisha, where 120,000 people have so far been evacuated from affected areas.
Disasters caused by landslides and floods frequently occur in the northern Himalayas of India during the monsoon season from June to September, and scientists think they are becoming more common due to global warming. bridges contribute to the melting of glaciers.
A flooded bridge after heavy rain in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Meanwhile in the neighborhood PakistanFlooding has killed at least 36 people, including 11 in areas bordering Afghanistan.
And a disaster response official in AfghanistanLogar province said at least nine people were killed, but the death toll remains unclear.
Floods swept away houses as well as killed livestock and destroyed farmland.
Residents inspect their damaged houses after heavy flooding in Khushi district of Logar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: AP
Villagers in the Khushi district of Logar province, south of the capital Kabul, are seen cleaning up after floods severely damaged their homes.
Del Agha, a village elder, said the flood was unprecedented in Khushi’s history.
“It destroyed all the animals, houses and farmland of the people,” he said.
“People are homeless, they have taken refuge in the mountains.”
