Two people were killed, five rescued alive and six feared trapped under debris as landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rain flattened more than 40 houses in four villages of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Thursday (September 18, 2025).
Four people were rescued alive in Kuntari Lagaphali and one in Dhurma village, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Dehradun said.
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall has affected several areas of Himachal Pradesh, leading to the closure of a total of 606 roads, including two national highways, officials said.
The national highways affected are NH 3 (Attari-Leh road) and NH-503A (Amritsar-Bhota road). Kullu district experienced the highest number of closures, with 203 roads shut down, followed by Mandi with 198 roads and Shimla district with 51 roads, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).
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