5 vehicles buried in landslide car washed away in Sirmaur

Shimla | Monday | 23rd July, 2018

Summary:

In many places, landslides and falling boulders posed threat to motorists. Shillai-Ronhat road was blocked due to landslide.On Saturday evening, landslide along Kalka-Shimla highway at Dharampur damaged four-five cars and two-three motocycles.Officials said monsoon was normal in the state during the last 24 hours. Around a dozen routes are blocked in the district. Rainfall occurred at many places over the state during last 24 hours with isolated heavy rainfall in the district of Mandi, and isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred Kangra and Sirmaur, they said.They said no appreciable change in minimum temperatures has been recorded, however maximum temperatures decreased by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius during the last 24 hours. The road remained closed for three hours, while power supply was restored by the evening.In Solan district, five vehicles were buried in the landslide at Dharampur along Kalka-Shimla road.According to Shimla meteorological centre, rain and thunder showers will occur in most places of state on Monday, many places on Tuesday and Wednesday and a few places from Thursday to Saturday.According to sources, normal life has been thrown out of gear in rainfed areas in Sirmaur..