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MANALI: After a Thursday morning cloudburst near here leaving Chandigarh-Manali highway blocked for almost six hours, a flash flood in Pagal nullah near Larji village disrupted movement on Kullu-Sainj road on Friday. A large number of trucks and jeeps carrying vegetables to the market, besides those in the marriage procession, remained stuck on the road for hours. The groom, with his friends and relatives, had to proceed on foot to the bride's house.Bhardwaj said machines were rushed to the spot on Friday morning to clear the road. Machines were rushed to the spot on Friday morning to clear the road, he added.The incident occurred after torrential rain on Thursday night, leading to the flooding of nullah. The flash flood piled tonnes of debris on the road, leaving a number of commuters, including a marriage procession, stranded for hours.However, no report of loss of life or private property has been reported, said Banjar sub-divisional magistrate M R Bhardwaj..