Flash floods and Heavy downpour: Cause of devastation in Himachal Pradesh
- Posted on July 11, 2023
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- By Sakshi Nawani
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Amidst all the
chaos due to heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, a red alert has been issued
for the same in Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kullu, Mandi, Kinnaur, and Lahaul for
the next 24 hours.Also an orange alert has been issued in Una, Hamirpur,
Kangra, and Chamba.
Along with heavy
rainfall, flash flood warning has been issued for Mandi, Kinnaur, and
Lahaul-Spiti for the next 24 hours by Senior IMD (Indian Meteorological
Department) Scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma.
In Mandi, one of
the deliberately affected districts by heavy floods and landslides, the
administration has set up a relief camp at Beas Sadan for those whose houses
have been submerged in the Beas River or who were living in low-lying areas.
The camp is
providing food, medicine, and sleeping facilities to those affected by the
floods. Citizens are provided with mats to sleep on the floor and can be seen
in despair due to their conditions.
In the middle of
efforts by the administration, one local affected by flash floods in Mandi
mentioned that they lost everything as water entered their houses early in the
morning around 10-11 am, and were not able to save any of their belongings. He
also said that the administration didn't inform them about the evacuation.
Onkar Chand
Sharma, Revenue & Disaster management principal secretary gave an overview
of the flood situation in Himachal Pradesh. The
unprecedented rainfall for the last 2 days is caused by coupled monsoon and western
disturbances. Due to this 3 of the major connecting bridges have collapsed
along with a number of small bridges and roads.
Despite these
disturbances, the SDRF, NDRF along with the admission were able to successfully
rescue people. With the help of drones 6 laborers stranded on the banks of Beas
river have been rescued.
Major cause of
casualties due to floods is due to landslides and collapse of houses.
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