Shimla, July 10 -- Recounting horrors of being stranded in devastated Thunag in Mandi district, students of College of Horticulture and Forestry have urged the state government to postpone their university examinations and consider relocation or merger of the college with safer campuses.

Thunag in Mandi district is severely affected by the torrential rains and flash floods on the night of June 30 and July 1, leaving the students of the college scared.

"The entire village is gone, homes destroyed, there is no place to stay, no food so how can we return to such a situation?" said Aditi Sood, a fourth-year forestry student, who was part of the delegation of students who met horticulture and revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi at the Himachal...