New Delhi (EFE) alert to various regions.
The northern state of Himachal Pradesh is the worst affected so far with 31 deaths, the head of government, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, told the media.
“More than 2,000 people trapped in Kasol have been successfully evacuated so far, our teams are working tirelessly,” Sukhu said on Twitter, adding that landslides are complicating rescue efforts on roads linking some of the tourist spots of the mountainous state.
The acting director general of the Himachal Pradesh Police, Satwant Atwal, told EFE that the authorities have recovered thirteen bodies only in the area surrounding the city of Manali, while the rains continue in the state capital.
In neighboring Punjab, at least a dozen people have died from the rains, said the region’s Finance Minister, Brahm Shankar Jimpa, in statements collected by the Indian news agency ANI.
The head of the state government, Bagwant Mann, announced aid for those affected on Twitter, before noting that at the moment there is no risk that the rivers will be overwhelmed by rainfall and cause more damage.
The rise of the Yamuna riverbed as it passes through New Delhi does worry the authorities, after it exceeded the danger limit set at 205.33 meters above sea level and which is currently at 207.55 meters. according to data from the Central Water Commission of India.
This is the highest level since 2013, for which the authorities have been forced to evacuate more than 6,000 people and decree the closure of schools.
The IMD maintained an alert for heavy rain in parts of Himachal Pradesh, as well as neighboring Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, according to its latest bulletin.
Heavy rains cause significant personal and property damage in South Asian countries every year, especially during the monsoon period between May and September.