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Heavy rain lashes Himachal Pradesh

Shimla saw heavy rain on Saturday.   | Photo Credit: PTI

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Landslides disrupt traffic in the State

Heavy rain lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh as monsoon remained active in mid and lower hills of the State.

The rains triggered landslides in the interior areas of Kullu, Mandi, Kangra and Shimla districts disrupting traffic in interior areas.

The local MeT office has warned of heavy rain in lower and mid hills in next 48 hours and predicted wet spell in the region for the next six days up to August 4. The lower hills in Himachal received heavy rain, and Bhoranj was the wettest with 136 mm rain, while Gohar and Dehra Gopipur recorded 133 mm and 109 mm rain respectively.

There were no significant change in day temperature and Una was hottest with a high of 35 degrees Celsius.

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