Himachal Pradesh has been witnessing heavy snowfall this month, turning the state right into a winter wonderland however has additionally introduced many miseries to locals and vacationers. Many individuals not too long ago have skilled the perils of driving on icy mountain roads as their automobiles skid uncontrolled. One such video doing rounds reveals a small truck rolling down a snowy highway in Himachal Pradesh’s Manali and slipping into the Solang Valley.
The footage reveals the truck beginning to slip on the icy highway whereas it was snowing heavily within the city. The driving force instantly jumped out of the shifting truck, narrowly avoiding a tragic fall. He initially tried to cease the automobile, however even he might be seen slipping on the highway. Inside a few seconds, the truck fell into the Valley.
An identical incident befell earlier this month the place a Mahindra Thar skidded off a snow-covered highway close to close to Atal Tunnel, which connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti Valley. The driving force managed to leap out of the shifting automobile.
A contemporary spell of heavy snowfall in Manali this week left no less than 1,000 automobiles caught for hours between Solang and Atal Tunnel. The Kullu police launched a rescue operation and rescued round 5,000 vacationers. Visuals confirmed officers helping travellers in navigating their automobiles amid heavy snowfall.
“As a consequence of contemporary snowfall, about 1,000 vacationers and different automobiles have been caught in Solang Nala. There have been about 5,000 vacationers in these automobiles. The automobiles and vacationers have been rescued by Kullu Police and brought to protected locations. The rescue operation continues to be happening,” the police mentioned in a publish on X.
Over 200 roads, together with three nationwide highways, have been closed in Himachal Pradesh. Out of those, 123 are in Shimla, 36 in Lahaul and Spiti, and 25 in Kullu. Moreover, over 170 transformers have been disrupted, affecting energy provide throughout the state.