Heavy rains trigger landslides in Himachal Pradesh

Heavy rains lashed Shimla and some other parts of the state triggering landslides.
Link roads were closed at many places in the interiors of Shimla, Mandi, Kullu and Sirmaur districts while two houses were endangered in Shimla following a major landslide but there was no loss of life.
About a dozen trees were uprooted in Shimla town in Kaithu, Khilini, Chaura Maidan and DC office but was no major damage to property.
All the uprooted trees have been removed and normal life has been restored, Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC), Sanjay Chauhan said.
Shimla received with 79 mm rains and Kothi received 72 mm rains, followed by Dharamshala 56 mm, Sangrah 52 mm, Jubbar Hatti 51mm Mandi 22 mm, Pachhad 21mm, Baijnath 20 mm, Nahan 19 mm, Jogindernagar 17 mm, Khadrala 15 mm, Sundernagar 14 mm, Sarkaghat 9 mm and Jubbal and Nurpur 8 mm.

Minimum temperatures dropped marginally and Kalpa was coldest in the region with a low of 13 degrees Celsius while Keylong and Manali recorded minimum temperature at 15 degrees and 15.4 degrees, followed by Shimla 15.5 degrees, Dharamsala 16.4 degrees, Nahan 19.7 degrees, Solan 20.0 degrees, Bhuntar 21.4 degrees, Sundernagar 22.0 degrees and Una 25.3 degrees C.
Una and Bhuntarwere hottest during the day with a high of 34.5 degrees Celsius while Sundernagar recorded maximum temperature at 32.3 degrees, followed by Dharamsala 27.8 degrees, Solan 27.0 degrees, Nahan 25.8 degrees, Kalpa 23.0degrees and Shimla 22.5 degrees C.
The local MeT office has warned of heavy rains at isolated places in mid hills tomorrow and predicted rains or thundershowers at many places over the next six days till August 6.