India welcomed the Trump–Putin summit in Alaska as a step toward ending the Ukraine war, even as the talks concluded without a breakthrough. Meanwhile, Northern Pakistan has been devastated by flash floods that killed at least 344 people in 48 hours,

Uttarakhand, the mountainous northern state that hosts Dharali, has been devastated by cloudbursts before. A June 2013 cloudburst killed over 6,000 people in Uttarakhand and surrounding states, becoming the country's worst natural disaster in ten years. In 2021, flash flooding triggered by a cloudburst killed over 200.

The authorities are estimating that scores of people are still buried under the debris. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, according to authorities.

Many parts of Mumbai and Thane districts of Maharashtra were waterlogged due to heavy rains on Sunday morning. Parts of Mahim in Mumbai were affected by waterlogging. The water level of Mithi River in Mumbai has increased after continuous rains.

Relief efforts are currently underway to restore connectivity. The areas of Panarsa, Takoli, and Nagwain were among the worst affected in Mandi, which appears to be the hardest-hit district in the state due to the intense rainfall.

Flash floods in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district have severely disrupted connectivity, particularly along the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway. Heavy rainfall across the state has resulted in numerous road closures,

As flash floods ravaged India's Himalayan region in July and August, footage of a truck narrowly escaping debris from a mountain spread in social media posts claiming it showed the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.