Five members of a family were killed after a landslide hit their dhok (temporary shelter at higher reaches) in Jammu and Kashmir's hilly Doda district on Sunday night.
Charing a meeting to access the current situation as a result of the heavy rains in H.P and water being released from dams. Preparing a contingency plan for the same. Will ensure safety of Punjabis. Have also ordered a Special Girdawari to assess crop damage, if any. pic.twitter.com/tI47UbLJep
The water flow at Sutlej Pull border between Khanna and Nawanshahr is going strong, with the Bhakra-Beas...
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Management Board in Hoshiarpur warning about floods in the downstream areas. All three gates were also opened to release water from Sukhna lake. (Express photo)
Two Khanna families were shifted out of their homes, which looked like they were about to collapse, by the police today afternoon. The families were moved to a shelter. (Express photo/Nirupama Subramanian)
#Flood alert and heavy rains in #Punjab, CM @capt_amarinder issues an appeal:‘I appeal to the people to exercise restraint. During the next 24 hours they should move out of their houses only if it is unavoidable.’ @IndianExpress
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh appealed to the people to try and not move out of their houses in the next 24 hours. "I appeal to the people to exercise restraint. During the next 24 hours, they should move out of their houses only if it is unavoidable," he said.
Fatehgarh Sahib Deputy Commissioner has declared holiday for both government and private schools and anganwadi centres tomorrow. Meanwhile, snowfall at Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district saw temperatures nosedive beyond freezing point, according to the Meteorological Centre. Keylong recorded its lowest temperature at minus 0.2 degree Celsius. The MeT has further said that light to moderate rainfall would occur at scattered places in Himachal tomorrow, thereafter the weather would almost be dry.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has also asked district authorities to make arrangements for equipment to drain out flood water. "Districts in catchment areas of three rivers should arrange enough boats to rescue affected people," Singh further said. The CM will review the arrangements in a meeting with senior officers later in the day and further instructions will follow thereafter. The Punjab government has also released helpline numbers: 100, 112, 95929-14053 (Police Control Room, 95929-14037 SHO/Doraha & 97179-17789 SSP/Khanna).
Meanwhile, in Delhi, heavy rains lashed several parts of the capital and NCR on Monday, causing waterlogging and traffic snarls on major intersections in the city. Roads such as Fatehpuri T-point on S P Mukherjee Marg, Rajdhani Park, Mehrauli-Badarpur T-point and Pramod Mahajan Marg were waterlogged. A breakdown of a truck on Nangloi flyover further caused congestion on the road from Nangloi towards Peeragarhi. The MeT office has predicted cloudy sky with moderate rainfall and scattered thundershowers.
According to data recorded at 8.30 am, Dalhousie in Chamba district experienced 170 mm rain in the past 24 hours, followed by Chamba 117 mm, Manali 121 mm, Kangra 120.8 mm, Palampur 108 mm, Dharamshala 62.6 mm and Una 62 mm. The capital Shimla experienced 23.1 mm rainfall.
Five people feared missing after a car was washed away in Manali: Sub-Divisional Magistrate Raman Gharsangi #HimachalRains
Ravi river is still flowing at dangerous level, but we are hopeful as rainfall has reduced to drizzling. Evacuations in low lying areas being done since yesterday. Most of the traffic has been stopped in the district: Dr.Monika, Chamba SP. #HimachaL

However, authorities said that water level at the Bhakra and Pong Dam was below the danger mark. While water level in Bhakra dam was at 1,655 metres as against a capacity of 1,680 metres, in Pong it was at 1,384 metres. The maximum capacity at Pong dam is 1,390 metres. Water has, however, been released from Punjab's Ranjit Sagar Dam. Water has also been let out from Sukhna lake and the road towards Kishangarh has been closed.Water has been released from Sukhna Lake. (Express photo by Sahil Walia)
A man was feared dead after he was swept away in the swelling Nahad Khad (rivulet) in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district. According to the district administration, Tilak Raj, a resident of Luskwara village in...
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Jawali tehsil, was swept away when he was crossing the rivulet on Monday morning. Efforts are on to trace the body. 

On Sunday, as many as 19 people stranded at Dobi in Kullu district after flash floods and heavy rains were rescued by deploying an Indian Air Force chopper. Schools in most districts were closed on Monday as a precautionary measure. People residing in low-lying areas, especially in Kangra, Chamba and Mandi districts, are being evacuated, PTI quoted officials as saying. In Chamba, the Ravi river is still flowing at a dangerous level.
About 19 people stranded at Dobi in Kullu district were rescued by an IAF chopper on Sunday. (Express photo)
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Army on Monday rescued two youths stranded due to flash floods in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district and brought them to Bhuntar airfield amidst inclement weather and rain. The due were stranded at Saurabh Van Vihar in Palampur, PTI reported. On Sunday, the fire brigade and rescue teams were sent to the spot to rescue the youths. On Monday, the Kangra district administration made a requisition to the Army to rescue them. Normal life has been hit since Saturday in Himachal due to heavy rains in the mid hills and plains and snowfall in the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh.
#WATCH Indian Air Force rescues two people who were stranded near NHPC Colony, Nagwain in Kullu district, following heavy rainfall. #HimachalPradesh pic.twitter.com/cPykTo1gEq
Heavy rains continued to batter Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh on Monday, inundating low-lying areas. Director, Punjab Agriculture, Dr Jasbir Singh Bains said reports of standing paddy crop getting flattened due to rain and wind were coming in from various parts of Punjab. The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted more rain over Monday and Tuesday for Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
Raging Beas near Manali. Traffic on Manali highway still cut-off. Heavy rains continue in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal. This will not augur well for the paddy harvest. pic.twitter.com/b8HsCx1Wc8

Vehicles negotiate a waterlogged road during heavy rains in Chandigarh. (Express Photo)
With just one day of rain, Punjab has made up for the monsoon shortfall, but at the wrong time for farmers preparing for the harvest at month end. Punjab’s normal rainfall is 490 mm for the period from June to September end. Till September 22, Punjab had received only 391 mm rain but with Saturday’s rain, it has now gone up to 442 mm.
Meanwhile, in J&K's Kathua district rescue and police teams have been deployed at various areas following flash...
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floods triggered by incessant rains. In Doda district, authorities have ordered the closure of all educational institutions as a precautionary measure and also set up control rooms in view of heavy rains in the Jammu region since the last