Heavy rainfall in tribal Kinnaur district has triggered landslides killing ten at many places. The weather office here said Kalpa in Kinnaur received 202 mm of rainfall over the last 24 hours. This is the highest rainfall ever in June (the previous highest in June was 73 mm).
Paonta Sahib, a town in the south of Himachal, recorded 405 mm rain, the highest in 24 hours in June. The previous highest was 98 mm in 1980. The weather office said till June 17, Himachal Pradesh had received 300 per cent excess rainfall. Kinnaur is the biggest surprise, with 270 mm in June, 1,230 per cent more than normal .
According to the weather office, rain or thundershowers might occur over the next 24 hours.
