Video: Massive Landslide In Himachal's Kullu, Several Houses Collapse
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert, warning of imminent heavy to very heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh for the next two days.
New Delhi: A massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district today destroyed several houses. Visuals of the landslide show many multi-storeyed buildings collapsing, leaving behind a massive trail of dust and debris.
Emergency response teams, such as the
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force
(SDRF), have been deployed to rescue those who are feared trapped in the
landslide.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)
has issued a red alert, warning of imminent heavy to very heavy rainfall in
Himachal Pradesh for the next two days starting today.
"Disturbing visuals emerge from Anni, Kullu, depicting a massive commercial building collapsing amidst a devastating landslide. It's noteworthy that the administration had identified the risk and successfully evacuated the building two days prior," Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Disturbing visuals emerge from Anni, Kullu, depicting a massive commercial building collapsing amidst a devastating landslide.
— Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (@SukhuSukhvinder) August 24, 2023
It's noteworthy that the administration had identified the risk and successfully evacuated the building two days prior. pic.twitter.com/cGAf0pPtGd
Senior Himachal Pradesh police officer Sanjay Kundu told NDTV that
there has been no loss of life and that as a precautionary measure, an
evacuation drive was carried out prior to the landslide.
Several
parts of the state continued to receive unrelenting rains, leaving residents to
suffer the brunt of the severe weather conditions.
Hundreds
of vehicles were stranded on the damaged Kullu-Mandi Highway today after heavy
rainfall in the district.
"The
road connecting Kullu and Mandi has been damaged. An alternative route via
Pandoh has also been damaged. Hence, the movement of traffic is suspended for
now," senior Kullu police officer Sakshi Verma aid, as quoted by news
agency ANI.
The incessant rainfall has caused widespread devastation, with
landslides, cloudbursts, and flash floods in the ecologically sensitive hill
state. The state government had earlier declared the entire state "a
natural calamity-affected area" and is working to assess the damage and
provide relief to the affected people.
A
total of 709 roads have been closed due to three major spells of heavy rain
this monsoon season.
The
Himachal Pradesh government pegs the total damage to public infrastructure from
the ongoing rain havoc at ₹ 8,014.61 crore since June 24, when the
monsoon arrived in the state.
According to
state government data, 2,022 houses have been fully damaged and 9,615 partially
damaged due to the unprecedented rain. The state has also reported 113 landslides,
which have caused extensive damage to infrastructure and displaced thousands of
people.
The rain has
claimed the lives of 224 people, with another 117 killed in rain-related
accidents, a government bulletin said.
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