More than 1,550 people have lost their lives in the last five years during monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh, state disaster management director Sudesh Mokhta said.
Ten people, including eight tourists, were rescued nearly nine hours after they got stuck in a stream in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district due to a sudden rise in the water level on Friday, an official said.
Monsoon update: The weather department on Thursday issued an orange alert in Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli and Nagpur districts of Vidarbha in Maharashtra.
Himachal Pradesh bridge collapse: Earlier today, a cloudburst was reported in Dharmshala, that led to a landslide in the area. Due to this, schools have been closed in Kangra, Kullu and Mandi areas of Himachal Pradesh.
As many as 743 roads, including the Manali-Chandigarh national highway at Mandi and the Shimla-Chandigath highway at Shoghi have been blocked for traffic, he added. In Mandi alone, 13 people died and six went missing in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, Deputy Commissioner Arindam Chaudhary said. Those missing are feared dead, he said.