Over 300 dead in India's Himachal Pradesh this monsoon


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  • Monday, 25 Aug 2025

NEW DELHI, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least 303 people died in cloudbursts, landslides, flash floods, and other rain-related incidents during the ongoing monsoon season in India's northern hilly state Himachal Pradesh, said the state's disaster management authority in a statement on Sunday.

According to the statement, since June 20, at least 155 people have died due to rain-related incidents while 148 casualties occurred in road accidents amid heavy rains.

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