Heavy Rains Trigger Floods and Landslides in India’s Himalayan Region, Leaving at Least 22 Dead

Heavy Rains Trigger Floods and Landslides in India’s Himalayan Region, Leaving at Least 22 Dead
A portion of the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track that got washed away following heavy rainfall on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, India, on Aug. 14, 2023. Pradeep Kumar/AP Photo
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NEW DELHI—Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving at least 22 people dead and many others trapped, officials said Monday.

A cloudburst in mountainous Himachal Pradesh state’s Solan district on Sunday night killed nine people in the area, and nine more bodies were pulled out from under mud and debris after two landslides in Shimla, the state’s capital, authorities told the Press Trust of India news agency.