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Heavy rains lash Himachal
Shimla, Sept 16: With two more deaths reported since last evening, the death toll in rain and snowfall related incidents in Himachal rose to 28 even as heavy showers lashed Chamba and Dharmsala areas.
Shimla, Sept 16: With two more deaths reported since last evening, the death toll in rain and snowfall related incidents in Himachal rose to 28 even as heavy showers lashed
Chamba and Dharmsala areas.
One person from Sundla village in Chamba district drowned when he slipped on the banks of the swollen Ravi near Dharwala. In another incident, a 55-year-old woman was washed away while crossing the Barag Khud in Shallai area of Sirmaur. Her body was recovered four km away near Shatan village, reports here said.
The state capital Shimla and its adjoining resorts of Kufri, Fagu and Naldehra were lashed by heavy showers this evening causing a further drop in mercury. Thick fog engulfed the region in the afternoon and poor visibility hampered vehicular traffic. Reports of heavy rain have also been received from Dharamsala and its adjoining areas.
Meanwhile, the Chamba-Bharmaur Road which was breached at several places in Bagga area following rain has been opened for light vehicles. Hundreds of pilgrims, who were stranded near Bagga on return from Mani Mahesh Yatra, had been brought to Chamba through transhipment.
Bureau Report
One person from Sundla village in Chamba district drowned when he slipped on the banks of the swollen Ravi near Dharwala. In another incident, a 55-year-old woman was washed away while crossing the Barag Khud in Shallai area of Sirmaur. Her body was recovered four km away near Shatan village, reports here said.
The state capital Shimla and its adjoining resorts of Kufri, Fagu and Naldehra were lashed by heavy showers this evening causing a further drop in mercury. Thick fog engulfed the region in the afternoon and poor visibility hampered vehicular traffic. Reports of heavy rain have also been received from Dharamsala and its adjoining areas.
Meanwhile, the Chamba-Bharmaur Road which was breached at several places in Bagga area following rain has been opened for light vehicles. Hundreds of pilgrims, who were stranded near Bagga on return from Mani Mahesh Yatra, had been brought to Chamba through transhipment.
Bureau Report