At least 117 roads are closed in Himachal Pradesh as the state witnesses downpour, the officials stated on Friday. The meteorological office here has warned of moderate flash flood risk in parts of Shimla and Sirmaur districts until Saturday.
Out of this number, 81 roads are closed in Shimla, 21 in Mandi, 10 in Kangra, three in Kullu, and one each in Bilaspur and Sirmaur districts, according to State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) data.
Light rain continued in some parts of the state and Guler recorded the maximum rainfall at 64.2 mm since Thursday evening, followed by Palampur (46.4 mm), Dharamshala (41 mm), Slapper (27.1 mm), Chopal (21.4 mm), Sangla (20.8 mm), Kalpa (20.3 mm) and Naina Devi (18.4 mm).
The number of power and water supply schemes affected by the rain in the state stands at 34 and 11, respectively, the SEOC said.
According to the officials, 165 people died in rain-related incidents during the ongoing monsoon season from June 27 till Thursday (September 12), while 30 are still missing with the state suffering losses worth thousands of crores.
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