235 roads blocked, search on to trace missing persons
Dharamshala, July 8 -- As monsoon continues to wreak havoc in the hill state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday sounded a low to moderate alert of flashflood risk in ten districts of Himachal Pradesh for 24 hours.
Search and rescue operations are underway with drones and sniffer dogs being used to trace 28 people, officials said on Monday.
The alert was issued for Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan and Una.
For July 8 and 9, a yellow alert of heavy rainfall has been sounded in four districts, including Una, Bilaspur, Solan and Sirmaur. However, on July 10, only Sirmaur is under yellow alert.
During the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain was observed at a few places over the state. Barthin in Bilaspur recorded a rainfall of 5 cm, followed by Una (4 cm), Naina Davi (4 cm), Gohar (3 cm), Bilaspur Sadar (2 cm), Mandi (1 cm), Kandaghat (1 cm) and Tissa (1 cm).
According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), as many as 235 roads remained blocked in Himachal on Monday.
However, road connecting Janjehli to Karsog has been restored due to which the traffic is running normally, said Mandi DC Apoorv Devgan , adding that work is underway to restorethe road from Janjehli to Thunag.htc...
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