Heavy rain to continue till July 16; flood alert for Himachal's 6 districts

Heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh is likely to continue till July 16. The state’s Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for heavy rain in several districts of the state till July 15. A flashflood warning has also been issued for six districts.

According to the Hydromet Division of the state’s Meteorological Department, there will be low to moderate risk of flashfloods in watersheds and neighbourhoods of Shimla, Mandi, Kangra, Kullu, Sirmaur and Chamba districts.

The state will also witness a few spells of heavy rain at isolated places along with light to moderate rain till July 16.

Meanwhile, heavy rain in isolated areas and light to moderate rain continued at most places of the state during the past 24 hours. Dhaula Kuan in Sirmaur district received the highest 168.5 mm of rain, followed Bilaspur (120.4 mm), Manali (46 mm), Paonta Sahib (38.4 mm), Kangra (28.2 mm), Mandi (22.4 mm), Kasauli (20 mm), Palampur (18.8 mm), Solan (15 mm), Narkanda (13.5 mm), Shimla (10.3 mm) and Dharamsala (8.5 mm).