Shimla, Aug. 24 -- Rains continue to disrupt life in Himachal Pradesh, with 312 roads, including National Highway-305, being blocked adversely affecting connectivity. The NH-305 Aut to Sainj road in Kullu district is blocked at multiple places owing to landslides.

The Met department had issued an orange alert predicting light to moderate rain at many places accompanied by light thunderstorms/ lightning and one or two intense spells at isolated places in Kangra, Una, Bilaspur, Solan, Sirmaur, Shimla, Kullu, Chamba, Mandi and Hamirpur. While light rain will be witnessed at a few places very likely in other districts.

A vacated four-storey house had collapsed in Balichowki of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh after the cave in of the land...