Dharamshala, July 8 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Shimla has predicted that rainfall will continue across Himachal Pradesh till July 13, with heavy showers likely at several places during this period. The weather office has issued a yellow alert for moderate to heavy rainfall in Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur districts on July 8. A similar alert has been issued for Mandi and Shimla districts on July 9. On July 10, the yellow alert has been extended to Una, Hamirpur, Kangra and Mandi districts. Similar alerts have also been issued for several districts on July 11. Light to moderate rainfall was recorded at a few placesacross the state on Tuesday, including Dharamshala. According to the IMD, Guler in Kangra district recorded the highest rainfall of 5 cm during the last 24 hours, followed by Sarahan (3 cm), Sundarnagar (3 cm), Nadaun (2 cm), Sujanpur Tira (2 cm), Kahu (2 cm), Nahan (1 cm), Shimla (1 cm), Slapper (1 cm), Dharampur (1 cm) and Jogindarnagar (1 cm). Thunderstorms and lightning were also reported from Murari Devi, Kangra, Bhuntar, Jubbarhatti, Shimla and Sundernagar. The IMD said that thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are likely at isolated places across many parts of the state during this period. Also, sustained winds of 30-40 kmph are likely to prevail over Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts till July 13. Meanwhile, the public works department (PWD) minister Vikramaditya Singh on Tuesday said the state government has deployed around 1,500 machines across state to ensure roads remain open during the ongoing monsoon season, with special focus on landslide-prone and disaster-vulnerable areas....