Woman, 4-Yr-Old Son Swept Away By Flash Floods In Kullu; 9 Killed Across Himachal: What We Know
A 26-year-old woman and her 4-year-old son were washed away in flash floods in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. According to reports, the woman and her son were passing by the side of Parvati river in Kullu in the morning when they were swept away due to a sudden surge in the water level.
A 26-year-old woman and her 4-year-old son were washed away in flash floods in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, on Wednesday.
According to reports, the woman and her son were passing by the side of Parvati river in Kullu in the morning when they were swept away due to a sudden surge in the water level.
#HimachalPradesh #Kullu
¡ª Rajinder S Nagarkoti (@nagarkoti) July 28, 2021
A 25-year-old woman & her minor son got washed away while passing by the side of Brahamganga tributary of Parvati river in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh today morning. Both are still untraceable: Ashutosh Garg, Deputy Commissioner, Kullu pic.twitter.com/wF8B6mFGNW
Two others, including a hydro project official and a Delhi tourist, are missing in Kullu and feared dead.
A total of seven people have been unaccounted for in flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh.
A cloudburst in Manikaran valley of Himachal's Kullu district has caused heavy damage to public and private property. Around 3 people died in the act. #ClimateCrisis #flood2021 #cloudburst #HimachalPradesh #climatechange #HeavyRains #natureconservation #NatureConservationDay pic.twitter.com/Fe5pyCeafG
¡ª Dhaadon (@dhaadon) July 28, 2021
State Disaster Management Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said seven people died in Lahaul-Spiti flash floods triggered by a cloudburst over Tozing Nullah in Udaipur.
Two men are dead in Chamba district, he added.
In Lahaul-Spiti's Udaipur, 12 labourers were washed in flash floods around 8 pm on Tuesday, Mokhta said. Seven bodies were recovered, two rescued with injuries and three are still missing, he added.
9 persons missing near Tozing mullah in Lahaul Spiti.
¡ª @Rakesh (@Rakesh5_) July 28, 2021
A woman tourist missing near #Manikaran, #Kullu, a mother and child washed away in Brahamganga, a tributory of Parvati around 6am today due to a sudden surge in the waters. pic.twitter.com/TkuiEzhj8K
Four of the dead are from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi while one is from Reasi of Jammu and Kashmir. Two bodies are yet to be identified.
Mobile connectivity in the entire stretch around Tozing Nullah has been disrupted due to the flash floods.
Meanwhile, a landslide occurred on Vikas Nagar-Panthaghati road in Shimla on Wednesday. A car parked alongside the road was damaged. No other loss was reported, informed the District Disaster Management Authority, Shimla.
Heavy rains continue to lash various parts of the state with the Shimla Meteorological Centre issuing a red weather warning.
The satellite picture for the north India taken during 04:15 IST, 06:15 IST and 08:15 IST shows persistence of intense convection over these areas. The observed rainfall as available for 24 hours ending at 0830 hrs IST of today: Banjar (Kullu) - 48.6 mm; Tinder (Kullu)- 51.7 mm. pic.twitter.com/EWMjZz8yks
¡ª India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) July 28, 2021
Earlier, on Monday, officials said that as many as 187 people lost their lives and four persons have gone missing due to natural disasters and accidents in Himachal Pradesh from June 13, with a monetary loss of Rs 401 crore reported in the state till Sunday.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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