Floods ravage Himachal’s Kullu, Manali, Mandi; shocking visuals show building collapse in Una, Uttarkashi cloudburst; also check out car pile-up in Gujarat's Junagadh, viral flood, landslide videos

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Heavy rains during the ongoing monsoon season have wreaked havoc in North Indian states causing loss of life and property. The situation is just as grim in India’s neighbouring countries. Around 30 people have died due to flood-related incidents in Afghanistan. State-wise death toll as of July 24:
Himachal Pradesh - 154 
Punjab - 38 
Gujarat – 5 

Heavy rains, floods, landslides in India

Following incessant rains, several places in Himachal Pradesh experienced landslides. Here is a shocking video of a building on a hill slope as it collapses

Himachal floods: Building collapses in Una 

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Gujarat’s Junagadh is also experiencing heavy rains and floods forcing people to move out of their homes and relocate to shelters. In a viral video, a car and a man can be seen being swept away by the rainwater 

Gujarat floods: Car pile-up
in Junagadh

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Another set of shocking videos from Gujarat surfaced online. Junagadh was the worst-hit with the city recording 241 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 6 am on Sunday 

Gujarat rains: Car pile-up, cattle washed away

Uttarakhand’s town Uttarkashi experienced massive cloudbursts causing heavy rains and landslides. In a video reminiscent of 2013 Kedarnath flash floods, a pick-up truck can be seen getting toppled due to the debris from a landslide as it falls into the overflowing river Bhagirathi 

Cloudburst in Uttarkashi, truck gets overturned 

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A building collapsed in rain-hit Datar road in Gujarat and 2-3 people were reportedly stuck beneath the debris as of July 24 afternoon

Viral video of building collapse in Gujarat

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In another video, a lion was seen taking a stroll in rain-hit Gujarat's Junagadh 

Video of lion roaming
around in Junagadh

The overflowing Sutlej River in Uttarakhand broke the Chaba bridge and parts of it flowed along with the river. Thadi Bridge in Sunni is also being threatened by the floods 

Chaba bridge washed
away by Sutlej River 

Yamuna river has again breached the danger level. It continues to flow above the danger mark of 205.33 metres in Delhi and NCR as of July 24. Authorities plan further evacuations in case of a flood-like situation in Delhi and nearby regions. Railway movement has been suspended on Old Loha Pul

Yamuna flood alert 

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Some other horrifying videos from flood-ravaged Himachal Pradesh have also emerged. Cars can be seen having a narrow escape as a deadly landslide in Himachal sets boulders rolling onto the road below

Himachal landslide:
Narrow escape for cars

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Leh-Manali highway, which acts as a key road to Atal Tunnel, was washed away by floods on July 15. The authorities later restored the highway

Leh-Manali highway
washed away by floods 

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Last week, an entire hotel was swept away in Beas river in Manali

Hotel around Beas river swept away

Video Credit: Vinod Katwal

A viral video shows a massive landslide in Gushaini in Tirthan Valley, Kullu

Landslide video from Kullu

A flash flood in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, swept away trees and houses along with it as seen in the horrifying video

Video Credit: Vivek Sharma/Twitter

Horrifying video of flash
flood from Mandi

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Earlier, heavy rains around Punjab had caused waterlogging on Ambala to Chandigarh National Highway. However, the situation has now improved 

Ambala to Chandigarh
Highway inundated
with water 

Video Credit: Pinda Wala/ Instagram

A person drove around a tractor on the flooded roads of Punjab. One can see waves of water being formed on the roads in the viral video

Waterlogged roads in Punjab