Video: Shops Come Crashing Down Like A Pack Of Cards, Wash Away In Flash Floods In Himachal’s Kullu

Several shops came crashing down in seconds as it were washed away in the flash flood caused due to the heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district.

New Delhi: Several shops came crashing down like a pack of cards as it were washed away in the flash flood caused due to the heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Thursday. A video shared on social media showed the shops being destroyed in seconds while it were swept away in the flooded waters.

#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh: A structure washed away in the flash flood caused due to heavy rain in the Anni block of Kullu. Visuals from Anni bus stand.

(Video Source: Disaster Management Authority) pic.twitter.com/pQcXJn55g6

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Flash floods in Himachal’s Kullu – Top points

• Himachal’s disaster management department, in a statement, said a cloudburst in Kullu district caused ten shops and three vehicles being washed away.
• No casualties have been reported in the cloudburst at Deuthi gram panchayat in Anni tehsil at around 7.30 am, the department said.
• An old bus stand and panchayat building at Deuthi are also facing the risk of being washed away.
• Revenue department officials have reached the spot to assess the situation, the department said.
• Meanwhile in Mandi district, the national highway has been blocked after a landslide in the morning, the department said.
• The Mandi District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC) said the incident occurred at 7 Mile near Pandoh due to which national highway-21 has been completely blocked for traffic. The traffic has been diverted through Kataula.