Rain continued to lash Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, leading to the closure of two national highways and at least 307 roads, officials informed. The local Meteorological office has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains in isolated areas of the hill state on August 4 and 5.
The majority of the roads shut, 156 roads, are in the disaster-affected Mandi district, while 68 are in Kullu district, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).
Several regions of HP have been experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall since Saturday evening. Bharari recorded 108.2 mm rain, followed by Murari Devi with 82 mm, Naina Devi at 74.4 mm, Malraon at 56.2 mm, Brahmani at 45.4 mm, Una at 38 mm, and Jot at 36.2 mm.
Additionally, 284 power distribution transformers and 210 water supply schemes have been affected across the state, the SEOC said. Since the onset of the monsoon on June 20 until August 2, the state has incurred losses totalling ₹1,692 crore.
So far, there have been 101 officially reported deaths due to rain-related incidents, with 36 people still missing. The fatalities include 20 drownings, 19 deaths from falls, 17 deaths from cloudbursts, eight from flash floods, and five from landslides.
The state witnessed 51 flash floods, 28 cloudbursts, and 45 major landslides. As many as 1,600 houses have been fully or partially damaged in the state.
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