Relentless downpours have unleashed chaos across northern India, triggering flash floods, cloudbursts, landslides, and widespread waterlogging.
States including Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand are among the worst-hit, where everyday life has come to a grinding halt under the weight of unprecedented rainfall.
The disaster has left a grim trail lives lost, homes reduced to rubble, vital roads cut off, and bridges swept away in powerful floodwaters. Entire communities remain marooned as rescue and relief efforts battle the fury of nature.
Here are some of the most striking and heartbreaking visuals capturing the devastation across the region.
A woman sits outside the ruins of her home, destroyed in the recent floods in Jammu and Kashmir.
Flash floods triggered by relentless rains washed away a section of the Kullu-Manali national highway.The Army begins rescue efforts as Punjab faces its worst flooding in nearly four decades.
Police personnel conduct a rescue mission after heavy rains triggered a landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu.People from Delhi’s Yamuna Bazar move to safer ground as the Yamuna River swells beyond danger levels.
The Chenab River swells dangerously after days of relentless rain in J&K’s Doda district.
Drone footage captures a waterlogged roadway in Gurugram after relentless rains lashed Haryana.
Near New Delhi’s Le Meridien hotel, an auto-rickshaw was crushed after heavy rains brought down a tree.