India’s SHIMLA Authorities reported Saturday that at least 15 people have died in India as a result of flash floods and landslides brought on by strong monsoon rains that occurred close to the Himalayan foothills.During India’s perilous monsoon season, flooding and landslides are frequent occurrences that wreak extensive destruction.
According to experts, damming, deforestation, and development projects in India are escalating the death toll from extreme weather events caused by climate change.
According to a government statement, rescue personnel were dispatched to the Mandi district in the Himachal Pradesh state’s northern region after a torrent of floodwater destroyed two homes and claimed the lives of eight individuals.
Seven more people died across the state as a result of landslides and flooding, according to the press statement.
