The local meteorological office has issued an 'orange' alert for heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in seven districts of the state on Wednesday and Thursday.
Following a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst in Tosh Nallah, a footbridge and three temporary sheds, including a liquor shop, were washed away in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, officials said on Tuesday.
The local meteorological office has issued an 'orange' alert for heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in seven districts of the state on Wednesday and Thursday.
The incident took place in the Tosh area of Manikaran in Tuesday morning and no loss of life was reported, Deputy Commissioner Kullu Torul S Raveesh confirmed, that a team has been sent to the spot to assess the situation.
"Our appeal to the people is to stay away from rivers and rivulets and do not make temporary structures near nallahs," she said.
The deputy commissioner said that construction activity is prohibited during the monsoon and strict action would be taken against anyone defying the norms.
The Met has also sounded a 'yellow' alert for heavy rain at isolated places on August 2 and 3 .
Monsoon activity is likely to intensify with widespread precipitation in the next four to five days, it said.
Spells of heavy to very heavy rainfall are likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur on Wednesday and Thursday, the weather office said.
It also cautioned of the possibility of landslides and flash floods in vulnerable areas of Kullu, Solan, Sirmaur, Shimla, and Kinnaur districts, and damage to plantations and standing crops, vulnerable structures and 'kutcha' houses due to strong winds and waterlogging in low-lying areas.
Meanwhile, light rainfall was witnessed in a few parts of the state.
According to the Meteorological Centre, Shimla, Sarahan and Rohru recorded 12 mm of rainfall since Monday evening followed by Sangrah (10 mm), Jogindernagar (8 mm), Sainj (6.5 mm), Manali (6 mm), Rampur (5.8 mm), Dharamshala (5.4 mm) and Gohar (5 mm).
Official data recorded until Monday evening showed rain-related incidents have claimed 62 lives in the past month since the onset of the monsoon on June 27.
The state has suffered losses close to Rs 425 crore in the ongoing monsoon, according to the state emergency operation centre.
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