Kullu, Mandi continue to be worst affected due to monsoon
As many as 362 roads, including 220 in Mandi, were closed for vehicular traffic on Saturday evening across Himachal Pradesh. All the national highways, including Chandigarh-Manali highway, were open for traffic by Saturday evening. A total of 613 power distribution transformers, including a maximum of 393 in Kullu, and 520 water supply schemes, including 367 in Kullu, are affected across the state, as per the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).
As many as 112 deaths in the hill state were attributed to monsoon-related incidents, and 37 persons remain missing from the start of the monsoon on June 20 until Aug 9. The Himalayan state witnessed as many as 58 flash floods, 30 cloudbursts, and 53 major landslides during this monsoon period.
The weather department issued a yellow alert for heavy rain on Aug 10 and 11 in Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Shimla, Sirmaur, and Solan districts.
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However, an orange alert was issued for Mandi and Kangra districts for very heavy rainfall on Aug 11.
Sirmaur district received a maximum of 43.7 mm of rainfall on Saturday, followed by 40.7 mm in Solan, 32.4 mm in Bilaspur, 26.2 mm in Mandi, 25.6 mm in Shimla, and 10.1 mm in Kullu district.
Chamba Accident
A Bolero vehicle on Friday night veered off the road and fell into Ravi river in Bharmaur of Chamba district, resulting in the on-the-spot death of its driver, Sunil Kumar (35). The accident happened on Chamba-Holi road near Jyura Mata Mandir when the vehicle rolled down 200 meters into the ditch before entering the river. It took five hours for the police team and the locals to retrieve the driver's body from the river.
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