3 parked vehicles damaged in landslide in Shimla

Shimla, September 2

Three vehicles parked on the roadside, near the CID office in the Vikasanagar area of Shimla town, were damaged in a landslide today morning. However, no casualty was reported.

With five more deaths (three in Chamba and one each in Hamirpur and Kullu), the toll in rain-related incidents, during the current monsoon, touched 348.

The local Met office has predicted wet spell in the state till September 8. Light to moderate rain lashed parts of Himachal, and Palampur received 37 mm, Bharari 28 mm, Kalpa 9 mm, Gohar and Khadrala 8 mm each, Karsog and Rampur 7 mm each, Tinder 6 mm, Kasauli, Kotkhai, Banjar, Narkanda and Shimla 5 mm each, Jubbar Hatti, Janjehli, Sarahan, Sangla and Kufri 4 mm each, Kothi, Manali, Kasol, Kumarsen and Kalpa 3 mm each.

There was no noticeable change in the minimum and maximum temperatures, and Keylong, with 11°C, was the coldest at night. Una, recording a high of 33.5°C, was the hottest in the day. — TNS