Video: Car swept away in Himachal Pradesh's Beas river amid heavy rainfall
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On Sunday, an automobile washed away in the Beas River in Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh due to torrential rains.
Car swept away in Himachal Pradesh's Beas river
A video of a car being washed away on the Beas River near Kullu on Sunday surfaced online as severe rains pounded Himachal Pradesh. A parked car is seen in the news agency PTI's video getting washed away by the river's powerful current after beginning to dip in the water
As the state continued to experience heavy rain, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued red alerts for seven districts in Himachal Pradesh, orange alerts for three districts, and yellow alerts for Lauhaul and Spiti districts for the ensuing 48 hours. Additionally, the weather service has issued warnings for landslides and flash floods in the region.
For the districts of Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Una, Hamirpur, and Bilaspur, a red alert has been issued. The majority of the state will experience rain. Shimla, Solan, and Sirmaur districts have received an orange alert, according to the IMD, according to ANI.
The state government has been informed of our prognosis, and a warning has also been issued for flash floods, landslides, and tree uprooting, an IMD official told ANI. The availability of water and energy could be affected by these events.
Landslides in Himachal Pradesh
In the districts of Shimla, Lahaul, Spiti, Chamba, and Solan in Himachal Pradesh, multiple highways have been closed by flash floods and landslides.
In the early hours of Sunday, a group of 30 college students who were trapped by a landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Gramphu village and Chota Dharra were successfully recovered. There were no confirmed casualties in the incident, according to reports.
An official statement released by the Himachal Pradesh State Emergency Operations Centre (HPSEOC) read, "District Emergency Operation Center Lahaul Spiti informed an incident of Flash Flood and Landslide reported along the AEC BRO 94 RCC, NH 505 (Sumdo Kaza-Gramphu) which is blocked at different locations between Gramphu to Chota Dharra," according to ANI.
Six under-construction homes were destroyed by a landslide on Saturday in the Solan area. There were no reported injuries, but according to sources, the district officials relocated the laborers to a secure location.
Meanwhile, a family's home fell on Sunday in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, killing three members of the family and injuring two others.
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