168 roads closed as snow, rains lash parts of Himachal Pradesh

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Higher reaches and tribal areas received fresh spells of snow while the low and middle hills were lashed by intermittent hail and rain on Saturday as the local MeT office predicted wet spells in Himachal Pradesh till April 4...

A Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus turned turtle near Maling in the Kinnaur district after skidding on Saturday morning in the snow but no casualty was reported, an official said.. Traffic came to a halt at the Atal Tunnel in Rohtang near Manali following heavy snow..

A total of 168 roads, including three National Highways, were closed for vehicular traffic in the state on Friday night as per the data of the state emergency operation centre..

The Local MeT office had issued an orange warning of thunderstorms accompanied with lightning, hail, heavy rains and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) at isolated places in seven out of 12 districts in the state on Saturday...

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