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PM Modi announced a financial assistance of Rs. 1500 crore for Himachal Pradesh. There will be advance release of the second instalment of SDRF and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, as per government sources. 

The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has halted the yatra and advised the pilgrims to replan their journey after the weather conditions improve.

The death toll has risen to 78, with 50 people dying due to rain-related incidents and 28 losing their lives in road accidents. In addition to that, 37 people have been reported missing and 115 have been injured.

The trails of damage are visible within a few meters, after crossing the major entry point, the Thankot Check Post, from where small landslides, uprooted trees and debris are clearly visible to explain the situation.

The Communist govt in Kerala has issued a bizarre order to all science and technology institutions in Kerala preventing them from visiting the disaster sites or sharing their opinion about the incident.

While the media reported that 40 people are missing, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh says that 50-plus people are feared missing.

The Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology in Kalpetta had issued a landslide warning for Mundakkai in Wayanad's Meppadi 15 hours before the huge landslide occurred that destroyed entire villages and killed over 160 people.

Army sources said that 150 deaths have been recorded so far in landslides in Wayanad in Kerala, while around 200 to 250 individuals have been rescued