Over 1,500 People Died In Last 5 Years During Monsoon In Himachal Pradesh
NDTV
Apart from 276 deaths from June 29 to August 27 in 2022, as many as 508 people sustained injuries while nine persons went missing in the rain-related incidents during the period
More than 1,550 people have lost their lives in the last five years during monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh, state disaster management director Sudesh Mokhta said.
Providing data, Mr Mokhta said the highest 476 people died in 2021 monsoon, followed by 343 in 2018, 276 in the current year so far, 240 in 2020 and 218 in 2019.
A total of 1,553 people have died in the last five monsoons, he said.
Apart from 276 deaths from June 29 to August 27 in 2022, as many as 508 people sustained injuries while nine persons went missing in the rain-related incidents during the period. Of 276 deaths, the highest 134 died in 49 road accidents, 36 in as many incidents of the tree and rock fall, 30 in 12 drowning incidents, 19 in 75 landslides, five in 65 flash floods, three in 13 incidents of cloudbursts and 49 in other 29 incidents of electrocution, lightning, snakebite and fire, Mr Mokhta said.
