Due to heavy rain, a flood-like situation continued to prevail in The Balh Valley of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Many tourists are stranded due to the situation, said officials.
IMD tweeted, "Light to moderate rain with thunder is expected to occur over a few places in Una, Kangra, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, and Mandi districts today, and heavy rainfall is expected in Kullu district."
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has expressed grief over a road accident at Kushala in Gram Panchayat Ghiri of Mandi district. Five people lost their lives, and three others sustained injuries in the accident.
Bharatiya Janata Party National President, JP Nadda and Union Minister Anurag Thakur visited flood-affected areas of the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh on Friday.
As the situation continues to worsen in the state, a video has emerged in which a truck can be seen being washed away by the heavy flow of the swollen Beas River.
Amid the incessant rain in the North Indian hill state, Himachal Pradesh, over 300 roads have been blocked. The Indian Meteorological Department, on Monday, issued an orange alert for the next 24 hours in the state.
Flash flood has hit the Bagipul area of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district with over 200 people including tourists and locals stranded, informed the police on Sunday.
The Mandi-Kullu National highway has been blocked after incessant rain in Himachal Pradesh, the Mandi district police said in a public notice on Sunday.
Incessant rains in the last 24 hours, have caused extensive damage in several parts of Mandi district. At the same time, roads have been shut in many areas. Several vehicles were washed away due to flash flood in a rivulet at Janjehli in Mandi district.
An HRTC bus carrying at least 40 passengers veered off the road and fell into a gorge near Kharodi under Karsog sub-division of Mandi district on Thursday morning, police said.
The tunnels built on the Kiratpur-Manali four-lane highway from Hanogi to Jhalogi in the Mandi district were opened for traffic but have yet to be formally inaugurated.