Heavy rains lash HP; 3 killed in rain-related incidents

Three persons were killed in separate rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh where heavy showers triggered landslides blocking over 150 roads.
One person was killed and another injured when their car was buried under debris following landslide at Bhaira near Rampur in Shimla district, reports from the emergency response control room here said.
At Nugalsarai in tribal Kinnaur district, one person was killed and two others were injured when two houses was damaged due to a landslide triggered by heavy rains. In Ladbhadol in Mandi district, a labourer was buried under debris of a landslide, it said.
Landslides blocked Hindustan-Tibet National Highway at Nugalsarai while Jogindernagar-Pathankot Highway was blocked for two hours due to a landslide near Jogindernagar.

The road link between Rohru and Rampur was also severed due to landslides at three places.
In the interior areas of Shimla, Mandi, Kullu, Kangra and Kinnaur districts the link roads were blocked due to landslides and the PWD has deployed men and heavy machinery to clear the blockades, a PWD spokesperson said.

Over 150 roads were blocked due to heavy rains and efforts were on to open about 100 roads today while the remaining roads will be open tomorrow, the spokesperson said.
Heavy rains lashed several areas in the mid and lower hills. Gaggal, Baijnath and Palampur in Kangra district received 181 mm, 176 mm and 116 mm of rains respectively, followed by Mashobra 91 mm and Shimla 81.8 mm of precipitation.

Minimum temperatures rose by a few notches and Mandi was coldest with 13.1 degrees Celsius followed by Kalpa 13.8 degrees Celsius, Manali 14 degrees Celsius, Keylong 15.6 degrees Celsius and Shimla 16.5 degrees Celsius.
Maximum temperatures dropped marginally and Bhuntar was the hottest during the day with a high of 30.6 degrees Celsius followed by Sundernagar 28.9 degrees Celsius, Una 28.6 degrees Celsius, Nahan 27.6 degrees Celsius, Dharamshala 27. 4 degrees Celsius, Solan and Kangra 26 degrees Celsius each and Kalpa 23 degrees Celsius.
The local MeT office has warned of heavy rains in lower and mid hills tomorrow.