Following the downpour, at least 400 roads, including two national highways, are closed for vehicular traffic in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Among these, 221 roads were closed in Mandi district and 102 in the adjoining Kullu. National Highway 3 (Mandi-Dharampur road) and NH 305 (Aut-Sainj road) were also closed, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said.
According to officials, 208 power supply transformers and 51 water supply schemes were disrupted in the state.
The local meteorological office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain in isolated areas of two to seven districts in the state till August 30.
Moderate to heavy rains lashed several parts of the state since Saturday night, with Pandoh recording the highest rainfall of 123 mm, followed by 105 mm in Kasauli, 104.6 mm in Jot, and 68 mm in Mandi and Karsog. Nadaun logged 52.8 mm rainfall, followed by 54 mm in Jogindernagar, 44.7 mm in Baggi, 44.6 mm in Dharampur, 40.6 mm in Bhattiyat, 33.2 mm in Palampur, 31.5 mm in Neri, and 30mm in Sarahan, the weather office said.
Thunderstorms occurred in Sundernagar, Shimla, Bhuntar, Jot, Murari Devi, Jubbarhatti, and Kangra, the MeT added.
Since the onset of monsoon on June 20, Himachal Pradesh has recorded at least 152 deaths, while 37 people remain missing, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC). The state has so far witnessed 75 flash floods, 40 cloudbursts, and 74 major landslides. The natural disaster has caused losses worth ₹2,347 crore.
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