India, Aug. 16 -- Torrential rain led to the closure of 109 roads across Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, August 16. The local meteorological office issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in four districts on August 17 and 18. The orange alert has been issued across Bilaspur, Chamba, Kangra and Mandi districts for Monday, and in Una, Chamba and Kangra districts for Tuesday, the Met office said. Two families at Thakurdwara near Palampur in Kangra district had a narrow escape on Sunday morning after a tree fell on their building, officials said. The building, adjacent shops and parked vehicles were damaged in the tree collapse, leading to a brief traffic congestion on the Palampur-Hamirpur highway, they said. Mode...