Study in Nature journal says 85% of monsoon-linked deaths from 2006 to 2015 occurred in slums as they are located in low-lying, flood-prone areas, with women & children facing higher risk.
According to the State Disaster Management Authority, 1,001 roads, including three national highways, remained blocked due to landslides, mudslides, and flash floods.
Tourist town of Manali has borne the brunt of the latest spell of rains, with hotels and residential buildings devastated and Chandigarh-Leh Highway severely damaged.
The rain-related fatalities include deaths due to landslides, flash flood, cloudbursts, drowning, lightning, fires, electrocution, falls from steep terrain, and other incidents.
Podul weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm after making landfall in Taiwan but still pummels provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi, and Hong Kong.
Several areas in the capital city, including Vijay Chowk, Connaught Place, AIIMS, & Lajpat Nagar, saw moderate rainfall on Thursday, as forecast by IMD, disrupting routine life.
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