Heavy rains hammer numerous regions of HP, with 85 highways closed.
SHIMLA/MAN: Heavy rains battered numerous districts of Himachal Pradesh, forcing the closure of 85 highways to vehicular traffic.
The Shimla meteorological office issued a ‘orange’ advisory on Thursday, warning of heavy to very heavy rains with thunderstorms and lightning in isolated locations until Friday, as well as a risk of flash floods in a few spots in the Mandi, Sirmaur, and Shimla districts.
According to the state emergency operation centre, 85 highways, including 59 in Mandi, 21 in Shimla, four in Mandi, and one in Kangra, were closed for vehicle traffic as a result of the rains, and 17 transformers were disturbed.