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Let’s Help Mandi Recover: Donate to Provide Food, Shelter & Hope to Flood-Affected Families
Seventy-year-old Munshi stepped out of his home on the night of 10 July, 2025. When he returned a few hours later, in the place of his home stood ruins.
“What am I going to do with my life now?” he asked.
His shock is mirrored by thousands whose lives have been uprooted by the cloudburst in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Officials said that since the onset of the monsoon on 20 June, Himachal Pradesh has witnessed 23 flash floods, 19 cloudbursts, and 16 landslides.
Mandi is one of the worst-affected districts in Himachal Pradesh following the cloudburst Homes have been destroyed, leaving families without any hope in Mandi.While official figures suggest the death toll has crossed 91, Divyanshu Upadhyay of the Bharat Disaster Relief Foundation (BDRF), which is overseeing the relief and rescue operations on the ground, says the death toll is well beyond 100.
Divyanshu Upadhyay leads the Bharat Disaster Relief Foundation (BDRF), which is overseeing the relief and rescue operations on the ground Several roads in Mandi and neighbouring districts have been closed due to landslides and heavy floodingTrue to their commitment, BDRF reached on ground within 48 hours and is racing against time to reach out to the communities. But the problem is compounded by blocked roads. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), incessant rainfall across Himachal Pradesh resulted in over 269 roads being blocked, with Mandi and........
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