Shimla, Aug. 9 -- Even as 357 roads, including two national highways, have been closed owing to landslides in the state, the Met department anticipates continued rainfall.

A landslide occurred on the Chandigarh-Manali four-lane on Friday afternoon after boulders rolled down on the road from a hill in Jhidi in Mandi district on the NH 21 between Mandi-Kullu. Due to this, the four-lane has been closed for vehicles. Long queues of vehicles have formed on both sides of the road. The work of restoration was started immediately but repeated sliding on the land is delaying the road restoration work.

Meanwhile, light rainfall was recorded at isolated places in Kangra, Mandi, Bilaspur, and Sirmaur districts in the past 24 hours.

The Met departm...