Heavy rain lashed Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district on Thursday night, triggering landslides and disrupting traffic on National Highway-5.
The highway was blocked at Cholling, about 25 km from Reckong Peo, after heavy rain brought down large quantities of muck and debris onto the road.
A couple of vehicles were also buried under the debris, though no casualties were reported.
Heavy rain also triggered panic in Ribba village during the early hours of Friday.
The southwest monsoon entered Himachal Pradesh only a few days ago, but parts of the state, particularly Kinnaur, have already begun witnessing rain-related damage.
The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kangra and Mandi districts on Friday. A yellow alert has also been issued for Kullu, Shimla, Sirmaur and Una districts, warning of heavy rain at isolated locations.
