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Several cloudbursts occurred across Mandi's Seraj on the intervening night of June 30 and July 1. Thunag is a village in Seraj tehsil.
Natural Disasters

Cloudbursts devastate Himachal’s Mandi: At least 10 dead, 34 missing after 1,900% excess rain on July 1

Bhagirath
4 min read
Seraj worst hit; Locals plead for Army help and aerial survey as roads, bridges and power lines washed away
NGT issues notice to Centre, Bihar after newspaper report alludes to link between felling of toddy palm trees and deaths due to lightning
Natural Disasters

NGT issues notice to Centre, Bihar after report alludes to link between felling of toddy palm trees and deaths due to lightning

Vivek Mishra
2 min read
Asian palmyra or toddy palms help in safely transmitting electricity to the ground and their felling has made lightning incidents deadlier
Monsoon 2025 to cover entire country 2 weeks early
Natural Disasters

Monsoon 2025 to cover entire country 2 weeks early

DTE Staff
2 min read
The season is marked by extremes, including unexpected halts and localised disasters
Underconstruction bridge worth crores collapses in Padchhu, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
Lower revenues, pricier loans: how flooding in Europe affects firms and the financial system they depend on
Mangroves can mitigate cyclones and floods in Eastern India, especially Odisha and West Bengal
We design cities and buildings for earthquakes and floods — we need to do the same for wildfires
Flash floods and storms ravage Meghalaya: Lives lost, homes destroyed
Simply Put: Tlawmngaihna
Northeast Deluge 2025: Nearly 600 landslides in Mizoram; five dead, hundreds displaced amid unrelenting rains
Northeast Deluge 2025: Over 500,000 people stare at homelessness in Assam due to floods caused by extreme rainfall, sudden release of dam waters
Northeast Deluge 2025: In Meghalaya, thousands affected in 86 villages; six deaths including one drowning at Umlew river reported
Localised flash floods are a possibility in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Manipur
Rescue operations in Manipur by Spear Corps, Indian Army.
Northeast deluge 2025: Torrential monsoon rain hits Arunachal; 11 dead, 156 villages affected, 2 missing
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