Terrifying footage of devastating flooding due to record monsoon rains in India!

Record monsoon rains have caused severe flooding and landslides in northern India. In a week marked by record monsoon rains, northern India faced severe flooding, extensive property damage, and widespread disruption. The worst-hit region was the mountainous Himachal Pradesh state. The monsoon rains across the country have already resulted in about 2% more rainfall than normal. India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts more heavy rains in the northern regions in the coming days. Record-breaking monsoon rains led to massive waterlogging, road caves-in, and collapsed homes across large parts of northern India. Traffic was gridlocked, and educational institutions were forced to close their doors. In Himachal Pradesh, located approximately 500 km (310 miles) north of New Delhi, the deluge was particularly devastating. Cars, buses, bridges, and houses were swept away by the floodwaters. The state government reported that nearly 170 houses collapsed, and another 600 suffered partial damage due to the heavy rains and ensuing landslides. In the capital city, residential areas near the Jamuna River experienced significant flooding. Roads, cars, and homes were submerged, necessitating the evacuation of thousands from low-lying areas. The water level of the Jamuna River, flowing through New Delhi, reached a 40-year record of 207 m (681feet) on Wednesday evening, July 12. This led to the displacement of nearly 30 000 people, who were moved to relief camps. Some schools were also converted into relief camps to accommodate those affected. Hundreds of individuals, along with their livestock, sought shelter under overhead road bridges in the eastern parts of the capital. Despite New Delhi experiencing less rainfall in the past two days, the river level rose due to an abnormally high water discharge from the Hathni Kund barrage in the neighboring Haryana state. The Army rescued 910 students and 50 others from the flooded Chitkara University near Rajpura, Punjab. The monsoon rains across the country have already resulted in about 2% more rainfall than normal and IMD forecasts more heavy rains in the northern regions in the coming days. To get a better picture of the amount of rain falling on parts of India over the past couple of days, the city of Chandigarh in Punjab, received more than 762 mm (30 inches) of rain over the course of 48 hours.