Kullu:
Police rescued round 5,000 vacationers stranded at Solang Nala, a ski resort in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu on Friday, amid heavy snowfall within the state.
Kullu police stated {that a} rescue operation was launched on December 27 after about 1,000 autos received stranded in Solang Nala.
आज दिनांक 27.12.2024 को हुई ताज़ा बर्फबारी के कारण सोलंग नाला में करीब 1000 पर्यटक व अन्य वाहन फंस गये थे । इन वाहनो मे करीब 5000 पर्यटक थे। वाहन तथा पर्यटको को कुल्लू पुलिस द्वारा रेस्क्यू करके सुरक्षित स्थानों पर पहुंचाया गया है। बचाव अभियान अभी भी जारी है। pic.twitter.com/s8Z7y7l74U
— Kullu Police (@PoliceKullu) December 27, 2024
“Resulting from contemporary snowfall in the present day on 27.12.2024, about 1000 vacationers and different autos have been caught in Solang Nala. There have been about 5000 vacationers in these autos. The autos and vacationers have been rescued by Kullu Police and brought to secure locations. The rescue operation remains to be happening,” Kullu police stated in a put up on X.
In the meantime, heavy snowfall and chilly waves will proceed to grip Himachal Pradesh, in line with the India Meteorological Division (IMD) on Friday.
The IMD issued an orange alert for snowfall and chilly waves within the state for December 27 and 28.
Himachal Pradesh has witnessed heavy rainfall and snowfall throughout six districts, together with Lahaul-Spiti, Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Shimla, and Kinnaur.
From December 29 onwards, a renewed chilly wave is anticipated to impression the plains, together with Bilaspur, Hamirpur, and Una districts. These areas, together with Mandi, Kullu, and Chamba, are prone to stay beneath extreme chilly circumstances till January 1.
Dense fog can be anticipated in remoted places on January 1, which might additional scale back visibility and worsen journey circumstances.
Shimla metropolis recorded a temperature of round 5°C on Friday, with a slight rise anticipated on December 28. Nonetheless, after December 29, a major drop in minimal temperatures is probably going.
The IMD has suggested residents and travellers to stay cautious and take mandatory precautions, particularly in snow-affected areas, the place highway blockages and disruptions are anticipated.
With heavy snowfall and extreme chilly circumstances intensifying, the state is bracing for a difficult climate section within the coming days.
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