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.
{{/usCountry}}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.
{{/usCountry}}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.