People walking in mist on Shimla ridge
In many parts of Himachal Pradesh, rain has continued since last night. Shimla is also raining since 4 am. Jogendranagar of Mandi has received the highest 40.0 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department issued a fresh bulletin to Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur,
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Flash floods have also been warned in Lahaul Spiti and Kinnaur. Meanwhile, the Lahaul Spiti administration has banned the bike ride on the Manali-Leh highway. The movement of the bike has been temporarily suspended by the upcoming orders after the damage to the road after the rains in Tanglang, Leh.
At the same time, after 3 days, heavy rains are forecast again in the state. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert in Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur districts between July 21 to 23. The weather is likely to remain clean or light cloud in most parts of the next tomorrow.
Clouds in the sky in Shimla
35 percent less rainfall than normal this week
This monsoon season received 12 percent more rainfall than normal. But July has received 5 percent less rainfall than normal in the month of July. There is 129 mm normal rainfall between 1 and 17 July, but this time it is 122.4 mm cloud. This week i.e. between 10 and 17 July, there has been 35 percent less rainfall than normal. This period receives 61.2 mm normal rainfall. But this time there is 40 mm of rainfall.
110 people lost their lives
110 people have lost their lives in this monsoon season (20 June to 17 July) in the state. Of these, 23 killed landslide, cloudburst and flowing in floods have killed 23 people, while 35 people are missing.
Damage to assets worth 1200 crores
Government and private property worth more than 1200 crore rupees has also been destroyed in this rain. More than 1000 houses have been damaged due to heavy rains and cloudburst.
