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Roadblocks, wall collapse, landslides: Heavy rains wreak havoc in North India

With heavy to extremely heavy rains lashing the northern states of India, all educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla and Kullu districts will remain closed. Rescue teams are on high alert to evacuate people from low-lying areas. 
A tree fell on a car following heavy monsoon rain in Shimla on Sunday. (Photo | PTI)
A tree fell on a car following heavy monsoon rain in Shimla on Sunday. (Photo | PTI)
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Vehicles stuck on a road following a landslide due to heavy monsoon rain in Shimla. (Photo | PTI)
Vehicles stuck on a road following a landslide due to heavy monsoon rain in Shimla. (Photo | PTI)
Vehicles damaged due to a landslide following heavy monsoon rain in Shimla . (Photo | PTI)
Vehicles damaged due to a landslide following heavy monsoon rain in Shimla . (Photo | PTI)
Kotdwar State Disaster Response Fund SDRF members rescue people trapped in a river island in Kotdwar. (Photo | PTI)
Kotdwar State Disaster Response Fund SDRF members rescue people trapped in a river island in Kotdwar. (Photo | PTI)
A worker on a JCB clears debris after a landslide following heavy monsoon rain in Shimla. (Photo | PTI)
A worker on a JCB clears debris after a landslide following heavy monsoon rain in Shimla. (Photo | PTI)
Prayagraj Flood affected residents of a low lying area on the banks of the River Ganges carry their belongings through floodwaters as they move to a safer place in Prayagraj Allahabad. (Photo | PTI)
Prayagraj Flood affected residents of a low lying area on the banks of the River Ganges carry their belongings through floodwaters as they move to a safer place in Prayagraj Allahabad. (Photo | PTI)
A view of a road blocked due to landslide after heavy rain in Ajmer. (Photo | PTI)
A view of a road blocked due to landslide after heavy rain in Ajmer. (Photo | PTI)
Fishermen with their boats decorated with the Tricolour sail along a river as they celebrate their Independence Day in Nadia district Sunday Aug 18 2019. West Bengal's Nadia officially became part of India three days after India found its Independence in 1947. (Photo | PTI)
Fishermen with their boats decorated with the Tricolour sail along a river as they celebrate their Independence Day in Nadia district Sunday Aug 18 2019. West Bengal's Nadia officially became part of India three days after India found its Independence in 1947. (Photo | PTI)
Flood affected residents of a low lying area on the banks of the River Ganges move to a safer place in Prayagraj Allahabad. (Photo | PTI)
Flood affected residents of a low lying area on the banks of the River Ganges move to a safer place in Prayagraj Allahabad. (Photo | PTI)
A view of a temple partially submerged in Pushkar Lake after heavy monsoon rain rose the water level of the lake in Pushkar. (Photo | PTI)
A view of a temple partially submerged in Pushkar Lake after heavy monsoon rain rose the water level of the lake in Pushkar. (Photo | PTI)
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