After flash flood in Himachal Pradeshs Lahaul Spiti IMD issues red warning
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red' warning for Himachal Pradesh where a cloud burst was reported in Lahaul-Spiti on Tuesday. The flash flood triggered by the cloud burst resulted in death of a person, while nine others are missing, according to state disaster management director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta.
Another man is reported missing from the Chamba district, Mokhta further said. The man, a JCB helper, was washed away in the flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Chaned tehsil on the Chamba-Pathankot road.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had on Monday issued a heavy rain warning in Himachal Pradesh. Director, IMD, Himachal Pradesh, Surender Paul had said that Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba will receive rain and the low-lying areas were put on alert.
In Lahaul-Spiti, the incident took place at Udaipur in Lahaul at around 8pm on Tuesday. A 19-year-old labourer, identified as Mohammad Altaaf, was injured and rushed to a nearby hospital, the local authorities said.
A search operation for those missing was launched on Tuesday night, but was hampered by a heavy flow of water. It resumed on Wednesday morning.Several roads have been blocked and around 60 vehicles stuck as multiple landslides and flash floods occurred in various parts of Lahaul-Spiti, Mokhta said.Several people were evacuated from Lahaul-Spiti's Darcha village on Tuesday after the water level rose in the Bhaga river following a heavy spell of rain, he added.
Three shops near the river bank were damaged after the water level increased considerably, the police in Darcha said.People living near low-lying areas have been safely evacuated by the police, a police officer said.
Heavy rains are continuing in various parts of Himachal Pradesh, including Shimla, since Monday.