Cloudburst in Himachal’s Manali: 6 vehicles damaged, people in panic after seeing floods and debris; Heavy rain alert till July 24

Devastation after heavy rains at night in Manali’s Jagatsukh

The cloud burst in Jagatsukh village of Manali district of Himachal Pradesh at around 12 o’clock on Thursday night. After this, debris came on the road from the adjacent drain, due to which the road was blocked and around 6 vehicles were damaged by the debris. At the same time, seeing so much debris and flood in the night, people got scared.

The Meteorological Center Shimla has issued a yellow alert for heavy rains in some areas till July 24. There may be heavy rains in some areas, due to which there is a possibility of flooding in the river drains. In view of this, people have been asked to be careful. According to the Meteorological Department, there is no hope of relief from the rains till July 26.

In view of bad weather and poor condition of roads in the state, schools in many sub-divisions have been closed till July 22. Monsoon break has been extended for the third time in the areas of Ani, Nichar, Sangla, Theog, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Kumarsain, Rohru etc.

A three-storey house collapsed like a pack of cards in Shimla’s Nankhadi

Devastation happened here and there during 24 hours
There has been a lot of devastation due to heavy rains in the state during the last 24 hours. A three-storey house at Nankhadi in Shimla district collapsed on sight. Fortunately, the house had already been vacated.

27 vehicles were washed away due to flood in Kamru Nala of Kinnaur. Due to this, apple orchards of 10 Gharats and 12 gardeners were also damaged. In Kotkhai, one person died when a tree fell on a car, while another was injured. Heavy rains also caused a lot of damage in Sangla, Kharsali in Rohru and Rampur. Landslide occurred on the car near Snell on Hatkoti Tiuni road, crushing the car.

Vehicles stuck in Kamru Nala after heavy rains

676 roads closed, more than 720 routes stalled
After last week’s heavy rains in the state, 676 roads have remained closed for 11 days. Bus services on more than 720 routes have been stalled for more than a week. The movement of people is being badly affected. Due to the closure of the connectivity routes of rural areas, apple transportation is also being badly affected. As many as 1,138 power transformers are also down, leaving people in the dark for a week.

4,808 crore property has been destroyed
Government and private property worth more than Rs 4,808 crore has been destroyed in the state due to heavy rains. The property worth Rs 1,440 crore of the Jal Shakti Department alone, Rs 1,521 crore of the Public Works Department and Rs 1,451 crore of the Electricity Board was wasted.

138 people lost their lives
During the current monsoon season, 138 people have lost their lives in the state. Of these, 38 people lost their lives due to landslides and flash floods. 12 people are still missing.