Shimla: Three people stranded at a river were rescued and 30 buildings vacated due to flash floods in Kullu district, officials said on Monday.
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A team of police and fire brigade personnel carried out the rescue operation near the 14 miles area in Manali tehsil on Sunday, the state disaster management department said.
The residential buildings along the Beas river were vacated by Kullu district administration after a flash flood at Bahang village in Manali, officials said, adding that two newly constructed temporary footbridges got washed away.
Meanwhile, more than 150 people are stranded in Lahaul-Spiti district due to a flash flood there, officials said According to the Lahaul-Spiti District Emergency Operations Centre (DEOC), a rescue team comprising administration, police and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel is at the spot.
The people are stranded near Chatru and Dorni Morh as Sumdo-Kaza-Gramphoo road in Lahaul sub division is blocked due to a flash flood that occurred at Dorni nullah around at 11.15 pm on Sunday, the DEOC said.
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