India, Aug. 18 -- Monsoon continued to wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh as torrential rain cut off Karsog in Mandi district from the state capital after the Sutlej river washed away a stretch of the Shimla-Mandi road at Tatapani in Sunni on Monday.

The district administration closed the alternative route via Thali bridge as it was also damaged.

Several areas of Nachan and Seraj adjoining Karsog were also cut off from Shimla.

Traffic on the Chandigarh-Manali four lane highway was closed, leaving scores of commuters stranded en route. Landslides near Dwada and Jogni in Mandi were hampering road restoration work, officials said.

397 roads blocked

As many as 397 roads and three national highways were blocked after heavy rain triggered mud...