Heavy monsoon rains trigger floods and landslides in India's Himalayan region

Описание: (14 Aug 2023)
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Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India - 14 August 2023
1. Various of cranes on a roadside as it rains heavily

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Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India - 14 August 2023
2. People watching from a distance as a crane tries to remove debris blocking a road
3. A crane removing debris
STORYLINE:
Heavy monsoon rain triggered floods and landslides in India's Himalayan region, leaving at least 22 people dead and many others trapped, officials said Monday.

A cloudburst in mountainous Himachal Pradesh state's Solan district on Sunday night killed nine people in the area, and nine more bodies were pulled out from under mud and debris after two landslides in Shimla, the state's capital, authorities told the Press Trust of India news agency.

Four others were killed in heavy rains and a landslide in the state’s Hamirpur district, they added.

The state's chief minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, said rescuers in Shimla were working to clear the debris and help those still trapped.

Cloudbursts are a common occurrence in Himalayan regions, but experts say they are alarmed by the increase in extreme weather-related events in the area.

Cloudbursts occur when more than 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) of rainfall occurs within 10 square kilometers (3.8 square miles) within an hour.

They have the potential to cause intense flooding and landslides and can affect thousands of people in India's mountainous regions.

India's weather department warned that moderate to heavy rainfall will hit various parts of the state on Monday.

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