"There is a possibility of heavy rainfall in parts of the districts of Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi, Kullu, Una, Bilaspur and Kangra. We have issued a yellow alert for 24 and 25 August...," IMD Scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma said speaking to ANI.
Heavy rains on Wednesday led to 13 deaths in Himachal Pradesh in 24 hours with the death toll mounting to 361 since June 24 in the state as per data available with the state disaster management officials
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall for Himachal Pradesh during the next two days, officials said.
Unprecedented rains and flash floods over the last two months have thrown life out of gear in the district. The commuters are facing troubles due to the landslides, shooting stones, uprooting of trees and heavy rain. The roads are closed and are facing trouble due to the heavy rain here.&
Due to heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala-Shimla National Highway 88 was not operational for movement of vehicles as a small bridge collapsed on Wednesday morning near Jawalamukhi.
All educational institutions and Anganwadis in Shimla and Mandi have been declared holiday on August 23 and 24 owing to a 'Red' alert issued for heavy rain.
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday decided to include sanitary Workers of the state under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme to provide them health insurance.
Chief Secretary of the government of Himachal Pradesh Prabodh Saxena, while speaking to ANI said that two bodies of a family are still to be recovered.