Manali/ Shimla- As many as 17 people including three members of a family  were killed in landslides at Kumarsain  Rajhana and other places.

 The  surging Beas River, flowing above the danger mark, has washed away the Manali bypass and Naggar-Patlikuhal roads, along with houses and sheds at Bahang on the highway. 

The Beas river washed away four brides between Mandi and Aut, disconnecting the areas  of the  Mandi and Kullu districts.  

Larji power house and Bhuntar town were flooded as the Beas and the Parbati rivers wreaked havoc inundating all encroachments on their  course to the Pandoh dam and temple town of Mandi, where the water submerged houses leading to evacuation of over 500 people. 

The tourists were seen trapped in cars trapped in the surging water of Kasol nalla, a tributary of Parbati river in Kasol.

The low laying houses in the temple town of Mandi is in danger as the Beas and Suketi rivers are in spat as BBMB has opened all flood gates of Pandoh dam to save the reserviour.   Panchvakhtar temple is submerged in water till its gates. Inmate of leper colony have been evacuated to safe pace by the Mandi administration as Beas has assumed dangerous level. 

Pulga Nalla upstream  of Parbati river in Manikaran valley   was in spate as it inundated the riverside trees making its inroads into the Parbati river in the Parbati valley after the cloud burst was witnessed in the Pulga-Kulga villages. 

It is the site from where the NHPC-run  Parbati II project takes its water through a tunnel to the power house at Sainj.  

Many vehicles were seen in videos on the site being washed away in the flooded nalla.

In an act of bravery, seven persons were marooned on a small island in the middle of the swollen Beas river near Aut, who were later rescued by the NDRF team. 

The Aut Bridge connecting Seraj, Bali Chowki and Banjar was washed away by the surging Beas, snapping links to the Banjar Sub-division.

The steel structure has stuck in the Larji dam that has blocked the inflow of the the Beas river as the water has been pushed back into the nearby houses located in Aut. 

In Shimla, tree fell on the private car on the Shimla Bypass road at Phagli blocking the road.

Lahaul-Spiti district experienced freak snowfall reviving chill and thrill in otherside of Rohtang Pass. IMD issued today a fresh alert warning people of heavy rains today evening after 3pm. 

The Tourists stranded in Chandertal  Lake have come back to Koksar. 

The water lifting  from Guma and Chaba and Giri rivers have stopped due to high silt level that in turn has triggered the water supply crisis in the capital city for next 48 hours. Many areas in the state have gone powerless as poles and transformers were damaged by the landslides or surging khads. 

The surging Satluj river has touched the Chaba foot bridge that can submerge any time disconnecting the villages located on the right bank in Mandi district. . 

Kullu and Manali have become isolated from the rest of the state, leaving weekend tourists stranded. Fortunately, they are safe in their hotels in Manali, Keylong, and Sissu and other places in Kullu and Manali and Lahaul-Spiti.

In view of extremely heavy spells of rains  DC Kullu has stopped the movement of traffic from Manali to Atal Rohtang tunnel and to Lahaul-Spiti and Leh till further order. 

The state government has shut down school and colleges on July 10 and 11 for two days in view of the heavy rains. 

The relentless torrential rains lashing the Kullu, Manali, Mandi, and Bilaspur regions have wreaked havoc on the area. It can get worse as IMD and NDMA have predicted more rains on July 9 and July 10 in the region.

The unauthorised concrete buildings that have come up along the riverside in Kullu-Manali shabbily have been damaged and washed away. 

The popular tourist town of Manali has been marooned due to cutting off of the roads.   The ragging river has washed away  the SBI ATM and sheds at Bahang, Nagar road link from Putalikuhal side.

The Manali-Mandi-Chandigarh national highway remains blocked at 16 Meel, where an entire hill collapsed that can days to clear. 

Kataula-Kullu-Manali road, which was being used as an alternative route, remains snapped  at beyond IIT MANDI at  Kamand between Kandi and Bajaura, disrupting the traffic flow.

The heavy downpour shows no signs of abating, and the Kullu-Mandi and Kangra districts are bracing for more destruction on July 9 and July 10.

More than 750 roads are closed in Himachal due to landslides.  

The Manali-Leh highway has been blocked since Saturday, prompting warnings from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to stay away from the road and river sides for safety reasons.

While the left bank road from Manali to Naggar and Kullu has been opened for traffic, all roads leading to Mandi from Kullu remain closed due to the landslides conditions.

Saving grace is that the schools and offices are closed being Sunday today.

The situation is dire, with hundreds of tourists, including 2,491 Srikhand pilgrims, stranded in various parts of Kullu and Manali, including the base of Sanhgaad and the Upper Tirthan Valley in the Kullu District.

Both the IMD and NDMA have strongly advised against venturing into the valley due to the ongoing rainfall.

Rivers Beas, Satluj, Ravi, and their tributaries are in spate, causing flooding and posing a significant threat to human settlements along their banks.

In low laying Una district, water of Swan and its feeding nallas surged and flooded houses, shops and schools. Many villagers along the river have been rescued on boats  and were shifted to the safer shelters by Una rescue teams. 

The distruction is more visible in touristy Kullu valley. The  surging tributaries, including Manalsu, Allain Duhangan, Tirthan, Sainj and Parbati, and other smaller nalas, are carrying  heavy load of boulders, soil, and even dead trees downstream, further exacerbating the danger.

A vehicle at Akhara Bazar in Kullu was washed away by the swollen Beas River. The  flood in Cheuni khad inundated Thunag township  in Seraj, a segment represented by ex-CM Jai Ram Thakur. It has exposed the non-protection of the Thunag from the flood in the khad.

In Kasauli, the approach road to the House of former Supreme  Court Judge Begi has been damaged as  the construction near by the road has weakened the stability of the road, said the residents. 

Authorities are urging residents and tourists to exercise extreme caution and stay away from the river sides and postpone traveling plans till the roads are restored and rains relent. 

As per latest estimates the losses to logistics and property stand at whooping Rs 4000 crore and is still counting. 

BRO, HPWD and NHAI are making efforts to restore connectivity. But the work was  stalled due to the continuous rains as landslide pose danger to the man and machineries, said NHAI and PWD engineers.