Mandi, 26th June 2023: According to authorities, a flash flood has left over 200 people, including tourists and residents, stuck in the Bagipul area of Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district.
Sanjeev Sood, the DSP Padhar of the Mandi District Police informed that, “Flash flood has hit the Bagipul area of Mandi district near Prashar Lake, with over 200 people, including tourists and locals, stranded near Baggi Bridge on Mandi Prashar Road.”
DSP Sood added that residents of the area are being moved to safer locations. The Mandi police reported that a flood caused by a cloudburst at the Baghi bridge in Mandi had forced the closure of the route going to Parashar ahead of Kamand.
The police claimed that other vehicles returning from Parashar, including a bus carrying students from Chamba.
Meanwhile, landslides have occurred at many places between Charmile to Satmile on Pandoh-Mandi NH in the state.
The police informed that the National Highway has been closed and will take time to open. The Mandi-Kullu road via Katola, closed due to heavy landslide near Kamand, is however expected to open tomorrow.
