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Heavy showers disrupted daily life throughout Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, leading to flooding, landslides, and blocked roads. Jammu experienced 190.4 mm of rain within a single day, marking the second-highest amount recorded in a hundred years after 228.6 mm in 1926. Udhampur and Katra saw 144.2 mm and 115 mm of rainfall respectively. In Himachal Pradesh, ongoing rains starting Sunday night caused landslides and overflowing rivers, making travel difficult. Schools and colleges closed in nine districts, which included Shimla, Mandi, Solan, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, and Lahaul-Spiti. About 50 students from the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine in Jammu were saved after their hostel was flooded. The SDRF and police used boats for a five-hour rescue operation to get them out of water that was over seven feet deep. The J and K Board of School Education canceled Class 10 and 11 tests throughout J and K and Ladakh. The School Education Department also declared all government and private schools in Jammu province would close on Monday.

The IMD issued a red alert for Chamba and Kangra, an orange alert for Kullu and Mandi, and a yellow alert for Hamirpur, Bilaspur, and Una. In J&K, an orange alert was also given for several areas, including Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Reasi, Ramban, Rajouri, and Poonch, with rain expected until August 26. The high-altitude regions of Ladakh, including the Khardung La pass, which is 18,379 feet high and the second highest motorable pass in the world, saw its first snowfall of the season as moderate rain affected the plains in the Union Territory, according to officials on Tuesday. Most mountain passes received light to moderate snowfall in the last 24 hours. They also mentioned that the district headquarters in Leh and Kargil, along with other subdivisions, had rainfall; however, there were no reports of any damage.