Shimla: It’s monsoon time, and Himachal Pradesh is experiencing absolute mayhem.
Heavy rains wreaked havoc across the hill state on Sunday, with India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounding a red alert across 7 districts.
Bridges have collapsed, cars have been washed away, highways have been flooded, people are stuck due to landslides at several places.
Watch the scenes of devastation in videos posted on Twitter by several users:
40 year old bridge connecting Banjar Aut Bypass with Aut has just collapsed. @himachal_queen pic.twitter.com/hjYNuYaG03
— Abhishek Trivedi (@atrivedi21) July 9, 2023
मनाली में गाड़िया इस तरह बह रही है pic.twitter.com/o2SzJCs8lY
— Ajay Banyal (@iAjay_Banyal) July 9, 2023
Beas River flowing above the bridge in Aut of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh pic.twitter.com/lCtHsLKPnV
— Weatherman Shubham (@shubhamtorres09) July 9, 2023
#WATCH : Visuals from Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib #Manali. Water flowing above the main bridge going inside the #Gurdwara Sahib.#Manikaran #Kullu #MANALI #Kullu #landslide #HimachalPradesh #flood #floods #flooding #ndrf #Rescue #EXCLUSIVE pic.twitter.com/MJM167RIFH
— upuknews (@upuknews1) July 9, 2023
Nine people have died so far.
As many as 13 landslides and 9 flash floods have been reported since the early hours of Saturday, PTI quoted the state emergency operation centre as saying.
In Tehri Garhwal district, 3 people were killed and 3 others are missing after a vehicle was hit by a landslide and fell into the Ganga on Sunday.
One pilgrim lost his life and 2 others went missing after falling from a hill near Parvati Bagh during Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra, which has been suspended for July 9 and 10, ANI reported.
Traffic between Kullu and Mandi was disrupted after a portion of National Highway 3 was washed away by the overflowing Beas river.
Traffic has also been halted on Kullu-Manali highway and Manali to Atal Tunnel.
All trains between Shimla and Kalka have been cancelled because of landslides and falling of trees on railway tracks at several places.
