One person was killed and nine feared washed away in a flash flood in Himachal Pradesh’s remote Lahaul-Spiti district early Wednesday.
The disaster occurred in Udaipur, located on the Manali-Leh highway, and a crucial bridge on the Tozing rivulet was damaged. Reports say several vehicles, including tourists, have been stuck on the highway.
According to state disaster management authority one of the injured was referred to a government hospital in Kullu. Rescue teams have reached the spot, some 60 km from district headquarters Keylong.
The disaster occurred in Udaipur, located on the Manali-Leh highway, and a crucial bridge on the Tozing rivulet was damaged. Reports say several vehicles, including tourists, have been stuck on the highway.
According to state disaster management authority one of the injured was referred to a government hospital in Kullu. Rescue teams have reached the spot, some 60 km from district headquarters Keylong.
The government has already issued an advisory for tourists and locals to refrain from high mountains, wandering near rivers and other places vulnerable to landslides.
Details awaited.
