Floods, landslides across northern India kill at least 25
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Vehicles damaged after torrential rain wreaked havoc in the Rajouri district in India's Jammu region on July 19.
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- At least 25 people died in floods and landslides caused by heavy rain across northern and north-eastern India, with many missing and thousands affected.
- Nagaland and Assam faced deadly landslides and floods, while Kashmir reported 15 deaths in rain-related incidents.
- Nepal also suffered 27 deaths and blocked highways due to landslides, with ongoing monsoon rains expected to continue for several days.
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GUWAHATI/SRINAGAR, India – At least 25 people died in floods and landslides caused by torrential rain across northern and north-eastern India over the weekend, officials said on July 20, with more rain predicted over the next few days.
At least 15 people were killed in separate rain-related incidents in the Poonch, Rajouri and Doda districts of Indian-administered Kashmir, while several others were reported missing, a senior police official said.
In the north-eastern state of Nagaland, multiple landslides triggered by persistent rain killed nine people, and rescue teams have recovered four bodies, a senior district official told Reuters.
In the neighbouring state of Assam, one person died on July 19 in floods, the state disaster management body said.
More than 57,000 people across seven districts of the state have been affected by torrential rain.
“Active monsoon conditions are likely to persist over north-west, east and north-east India during the next 6-7 days,” India’s weather office said in a post on social media platform X.
In the neighbouring Himalayan nation of Nepal, 27 people have been killed, one remains missing and 69 others have been injured in floods, landslides, heavy rain and lightning strikes since the monsoon began in mid-June, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said.
Several highways, including the one linking the national capital, Kathmandu, with the southern plains have been blocked due to debris from landslides, police said on July 20.
Nepal’s weather department forecast light to moderate rainfall across much of the Himalayan nation on July 20, with heavy rain expected at isolated locations in Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces. REUTERS
