A huge mound of earth fell on the car of Subhash Saini, a resident of Nangal in Punjab, at Shamlech on Solan-Kumarhatti bypass. He, his wife Surjit Kaur, son Ishant and daughter Shanti were injured.
The condition of the 8-year-old daughter is stated to be critical and she has been referred to PGI Chandigarh, an official said.
Heavy rains lashed mid and lower hills of Himachal and triggered landslides at numerous places blocking roads in the interior areas.
Jubbar Hatti near Shimla received47 mm rains while Pachhad recorded 43 mm rains, followed by Kasauli and Sundernagar at 38 mm, Bhuntar 34 mm, Kangra and Nahan 29 mm, Dharamshala 24 mm, Dehra Gopipur 22 mm, Gaggal 21 mm, Rajgarh andKahu 14 mm, Kasauli 13 mm and Ghumarwin, Bilaspur and Manali 11 mm.
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The minimum temperatures dropped by few notches after heavy rains and Kalpa and Keylong in tribal areas recorded a low of 14.8 degrees C and 15 degrees C, followed by Manali 15.6 degrees C, Shimla 15.9 degrees C, Dharamsala 17.2 degrees C, Palampur 19 degrees C, Solan 20 degrees C, Nahan 20.4 degrees C, Bhuntar 22 degrees C, Sundernagar 23.5 degrees C and Una 24.4 degrees C.
The local MeT office has predicted rains or thundershowers at many places in lower, mid and higher hills over next six days and warned of heavy rains at isolated places in mid and lower hills tomorrow.