Light showers recorded in parts of Himachal Pradesh

Light rain was recorded in some parts of Himachal Pradesh till early on Friday, with Bharmour in Chamba district registering the highest precipitation, the local Met office said.

Bharmour received 10 mm rainfall, followed by Kukumseri at 4.6 mm, and Manali, Keylong and Dharamshala at 1 mm each between 5:30 pm on Thursday and 8:30 am on Friday.

A total of 29 roads — 10 in Kangra, nine in Mandi, five in Shimla, four in Kullu and one in Sirmaur districts — are closed for traffic and nine power supply schemes have been affected.

The local Met office has also issued a ‘yellow’ warning for thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places on September 25 and 26.

The state’s rainfall deficit stands at 19 per cent during the ongoing monsoon season. Himachal Pradesh has received 573.4 mm of rainfall between June 1 and September 20 against a normal of 705.5 mm.

Officials said 177 people died in rain-related incidents since the onset of monsoon till Thursday while 31 were missing.

The state has suffered losses to the tune of Rs 1,331 crore, they said.