Under one umbrella: A family walks through the rain on The Mall in Shimla on Wednesday. Tribune Photo
- Normal life came to a halt in Shimla as hailstorm followed by heavy rain lashed the town on Wednesday. The town recorded 26 mm rain in just 40 minutes and vehicular traffic was disrupted.
- The rainwater overflowing from choked drains turned the roads into water pool and people were forced to rush indoors.
- The hailstorm damaged crops in the surrounding areas but was good for paddy crop.
- Eleven houses and nine cowsheds were damaged due to rain in Kumarsein, Rohru, Hamirpur and Kangra in the past 24 hours.
- The PWD and Irrigation and Public Health Department suffered losses to the tune of Rs463.83 crore and Rs180.26 crore while losses to agriculture and horticulture were assessed at Rs67 crore.
- Dharamsala was the wettest with 32 mm rain, followed by Shimla 26 mm, Pachhad 16 mm and Gaggal 9 mm. Una was the hottest in the region with a high of 35°C while Manali was the coldest with minimum temperature staying at 9.2°C.
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