No Independence Day Functions In Himachal As Monsoon Fury Kills 55

Himachal Pradesh Rains: PM Modi, addressing the nation from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort in Delhi, said that recent natural disasters had caused "unimaginable troubles" for families across the country.

At least 55 people have been killed in Himachal Pradesh after heavy rainfall battered the State, triggering landslides, a cloudburst, and blocked roads. All cultural programmes to be held at the Independence Day functions were suspended in view of the tragic fatalities due to rains.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort in Delhi, said that recent natural disasters had caused "unimaginable troubles" for families across the country.

"I express my sympathies towards all of them and I assure them that state and central governments will work together," he told the crowd.