A total of 64 roads were closed to vehicular traffic in Himachal Pradesh, while 225 power transformers and nine water supply schemes were disrupted as rains continued to lash parts of the state on Sunday morning.
According to the state emergency operations centre, Mandi reported the highest number of road closures at 24, followed by Kullu with 16. Kangra and Sirmaur recorded seven closures each, while four roads were closed in Una, three in Shimla, two in Chamba and one in Lahaul and Spiti.
The Shimla meteorological centre has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain at isolated places across Himachal Pradesh from August 31 to September 3.
Light to moderate rain was recorded in parts of the state from Saturday evening. Dhaulakuan received the highest rainfall at 38.5 mm, followed by Ghaghas at 30 mm, Palampur at 23.8 mm, Murari Devi at 22 mm, Kahu at 11.6 mm and Pandoh at 10 mm.
Thunderstorms and lightning were also reported in Sundernagar and Murari Devi, the weather office said.
Since the onset of the monsoon on June 30, around 103 people have died in rain-related incidents, while the state has suffered losses estimated at Rs 1,184 crore, officials said.
(With inputs from PTI)
