No let-up in rain in HP till Sept 20: MeT
Dharamshala, Sept. 15 -- Heavy rains caused destruction in Sujanpur subdivision of Hamirpur district after a drain in Khairi panchayat suddenly overflowed in the wee hours of Sunday.
The debris entered two houses, which suffered partial damage, while a car parked outside got completely buried. However, no casualty was reported in the incident. Officials said that families were already moved to a safe place.
According to locals, cracks also developed in the other two houses, creating panic among the affected families.
During the last 24 hours, monsoon activity was active over the state. While light to moderate rain was observed at many places, heavy to very heavy rain was observed at isolated places and extremely heavy rain was observed at one or two places during this period.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Shimla office has predicted rain will continue in Himachal in the coming days. According to MeT department officials, light to moderate rain is very likely at a few places from September 15 to 19, and at isolated places on September 20. However, no heavy rain alert has been sounded for the coming days. So far this monsoon, Himachal has received 43% excess rain with 983 mm actual rainfall recorded against a normal of 686 mm. The highest excess rain of 108% was received in Kullu district, followed by 104% excess rain in Shimla district.
Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla distributed food and relief material to disaster affected-people Dalhousie of Chamba on Sunday. Shukla said Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi allocated Rs.1,500 crore to the state for relief and rehabilitation....
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