Rains Batter Himachal Pradesh: Met Issues 'Orange' Alert, Over 200 Roads Closed

Last Updated:July 14, 2025, 17:17 IST

The Met office issued an 'orange' alert for heavy rainfall in parts of Himachal Pradesh. 208 roads are closed, and 745 water supply schemes and 139 transformers are impacted.

Himachal Pradesh Weather

The Met office has issued an ‘orange’ alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in three districts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday and Tuesday, reported the PTI.

According to the weather department, heavy to very heavy showers are likely to occur at isolated locations in Kangra, Mandi, and Sirmaur on Monday, and in Shimla, Solan, and Sirmaur on Tuesday.

A ‘yellow’ warning for heavy rain has also been issued for three to seven out of the state’s twelve districts, effective until Friday.

As of Monday morning, 208 roads — 157 of them in the disaster-stricken Mandi district — have been closed to vehicular traffic due to the ongoing rainfall. Additionally, 745 water supply schemes and 139 electricity distribution transformers have been impacted, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).

Himachal Pradesh has already incurred losses exceeding Rs 770 crore during this year’s monsoon season.

Between the onset of the monsoon on 20 June and 13 July, a total of 98 people have lost their lives — 57 due to rain-related incidents and 41 in road accidents. Another 178 individuals have sustained injuries, while 34 are reported missing. The state has so far experienced 31 flash floods, 22 cloudbursts, and 18 landslides.

Meanwhile, light to moderate rainfall has been recorded in various parts of the state. Rajgarh in Sirmaur district received 72 mm of rainfall since Sunday evening, followed by Khadrala (42.4 mm), Pachhad (38 mm), Mandi (26.4 mm), Bhuntar (22 mm), Shilaroo (14.2 mm), Seobagh (12.2 mm), Shimla (11.5 mm), and Rohru (10 mm).

Search and rescue operations are still ongoing to locate the 27 individuals who went missing after ten cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides caused devastation across Mandi district during the night of 30 June to 1 July, resulting in the deaths of 15 people, officials confirmed.

Location :

Shimla, India, India

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