SHIMLA, July 8: With heavy rain pummeling several parts of Himachal Pradesh, the local meteorological department on Tuesday warned of a risk of low to moderate flash floods in parts of eight districts in the next 24 hours.These districts are Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur and Una.
Himachal Pradesh has received 203.2 mm of rain against the normal of 152.6 mm from June 1 to July 8.
The meteorological department also issued a ‘yellow’ alert warning of heavy rains at isolated places in seven districts of the state till next Monday.
A total of 198 roads, including 150 in the worst-hit Mandi district, are closed while 159 transformers and 297 water supply schemes are affected in the state.Torrential rains in the Sirmaur for the past 24 hours have disrupted normal life, and Tons, Yamuna and Giri rivers are in spate. The district administration has warned people not to go close to the rivers, rivulets and Nullahas. (PTI)
