The western states of Maharashtra and Goa, as well as Karnataka and Telangana in the south are the most affected by heavy rains that have flooded croplands over thousands of hectares and forced authorities to move over 230,000 people to safer places.
Twelve persons were killed and 25 others were missing as torrential rains and landslides hit Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts in the wee hours of July 1, burying villages in sludge with many residents trapped under the debris
Himachal Pradesh Revenue Minister Thakur Gulab Singh today said as many as 39 human lives were lost, 2,274 cattle heads perished and crops and property suffered estimated loss of Rs 355 crore due to excessive rains in some parts of the state in this monsoon season.