Squall kills 1 in HP, many parts receive heavy rain

May 25, 2016 00:55

Several areas of Himachal Pradesh were hit by squall today in which a person was killed when a gate collapsed on him, while heavy rains lashed mid and lower hills of the state causing fall in mercury.

Kishan Chand, 65, who took shelter near the gate of Ropa temple in Hamirpur to save himself from the squall, died as the gate fell on him. Heavy rains lashed parts of Kangra and Mandi districts. Dharamsala received maximum 55 mm rains, followed by Jogindernagar 38 mm, Dalhousie 34 mm and Una 30 mm, Shimla 18 mm, Palampur 17 mm, Mandi 10 mm and Manali 6 mm.

Mango, apple and vegetable crops were damaged due to rains, government officials said, adding the loss is being assessed. Maximum temperatures dropped by three to five degrees Celsius in the state due to the rains. Una recording a high of 33 degrees Celsius, against 37 degrees Celsius yesterday, was the hottest place in the state.

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