Shimla, Sept. 22 -- The north Indian hill state of Himachal Pradesh recorded 354 deaths and damage estimated at more than Rs 3,219 crore during an 85-day monsoon period marked by landslides, cloudbursts, flash floods and other rain-related disasters, according to data released by the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC).

The monsoon disaster period, from June 30 to September 22, caused widespread damage across the state's 12 districts, with 143 people losing their lives in disaster-related incidents and another 211 deaths being reported in road accidents.

Of the 143 disaster-related fatalities, 54 were caused by falls from trees or steep rocks, 18 by landslides, 17 by drowning, 16 by snake bites and 10 by electrocution. Another 28 d...