According to Kullu s deputy commissioner, Ashutosh Garg, landslides have blocked the Kullu-Manali road in a number of locations. Traffic from Kullu to Manali and Manali to Atal Tunnel has been stopped because the Beas River is overflowing near Ramshela. According to him, the Mandi-Kullu road has also experienced landslides, and only emergency vehicles are permitted on this section. Tourists and locals have been asked by the administration to stay indoors during periods of heavy rain.
Shimla: As many as five people died and eight were stranded in a rain-related incident as 11 houses, one hotel, and one vehicle were damaged by the incessant rainfall that has continued in the state for the last two days.
Five people were killed as heavy rains pounded Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, triggering landslides and flash floods, damaging houses and paralysing normal life with authorities ordering the closure of schools and colleges for two days.
Frightening visuals of the wanton destruction caused by the rains were shared on social media by users, showing houses and bridges being ripped apart by flood water as if they were made of cardboard.