Group of 50 stranded trekkers safe in Lahaul-Spiti: Himachal Pradesh CM
Jai Ram Thakur
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday confirmed that a group of 50 missing trekkers has been located and is safe in Sissu area of Lahul-Spiti, news agency ANI reported.
According to reports, the group included students from IIT Roorkee who had gone trekking in Himachal Pradesh's mountainous Lahaul and Spiti district and were stranded due to bad weather.
The group had gone for a trek to the Hampta pass and were supposed to return to Manali.
Himachal Pradesh has been bearing the brunt of torrential rainfall over the last few days.
Five people died and many were injured in separate incidents as heavy rains lashed Kullu, Kangra and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, news agency PTI reported.
Four people, including a girl, died in Kullu, while a man died in Kangra district as heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in many parts of the state Monday.
Schools have been directed to remain closed in Kangra, Kullu and Hamirpur districts on Tuesday as a precautionary measure.
The MeT department has predicted light to moderate rainfall at scattered places over the mid and the low hills and at isolated places over the higher reaches of the state today, thereafter, the weather would almost be dry.
(With inputs from agencies)