The numbers out of Himachal Pradesh keep climbing. Landslides, flash floods and other rain-related disasters have killed 157 people so far, and 259 roads across the state are still blocked. Close to 900 properties and public works have been damaged, with losses estimated at around Rs 886 crore, per the latest State Emergency Operations Centre report.
The report runs from June 30 to August 9. Of the 157 deaths, 68 came from landslides and flash floods, and 89 from road accidents a split that says something about how many of these deaths are happening on roads people thought were safe to drive. Around 257 people remain missing.
No real relief in sight either: the IMD has an orange alert out for heavy rain in five districts.
Power and water are giving out too
Kullu and Mandi have taken the worst of the damage to power infrastructure 161 distribution transformers have been down for over a week now. Mandi alone has 77 of those out, Shimla has 43, and Kullu has 40.
Rivers and streams around Kullu have risen fast under the nonstop rain. The footage coming out of there is hard to look away from debris pouring down hillsides, flash floods dragging off vehicles and makeshift bridges like they were nothing.
⚠️ Landslide in Ani, Kullu
— The Modern Himachal (@themodernhp) August 11, 2026
Near Teshan (तेशन) Mod, Barad, a moving car was caught in a landslide after a section of the hillside suddenly gave way.
These incidents are becoming increasingly frightening during the monsoon. Imagine driving through the mountains and suddenly… pic.twitter.com/AAytklewA3
Next door, Uttarakhand is dealing with much the same. One image in particular stands out: a metal bridge in Chamoli district’s Niti Valley, ripped apart and carried off by the current.
Mandi and Kullu are bearing the worst of it
Landslides have shut down roughly 259 roads across Himachal Pradesh, including the Mandi-Kullu highway a route a lot of people depend on.
Mandi’s the worst off by a wide margin, with 120 roads blocked. Chamba follows at 42, Kullu at 40, Shimla at 30.
Authorities say crews are working around the clock to reopen roads, but fresh landslides and rain that won’t quit keep undoing the progress almost as fast as it’s made.
Kullu, Himachal Pradesh: Heavy rain has disrupted 56 roads and damaged five power transformers, while restoration work is underway amid landslide risks pic.twitter.com/YENmYsZNOp
— IANS (@ians_india) August 11, 2026
Drinking water supply has taken a hit too, with 54 schemes affected. Shimla has the most damage at 33, then Chamba at 16, Hamirpur at five.
Shimla’s regional meteorological centre, meanwhile, has an orange alert running for Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, Shimla and Sirmaur, and expects moderate to heavy rain in Chamba, Kullu, Solan and Bilaspur as well.
Right now, the state is doing two things at once, neither of them easy trying to rebuild what’s already gone, while bracing for whatever the next spell of rain brings.