Floods in Kullu; Manali-Leh highway shut

MANALI: The incessant rains in Kullu district have wreaked havoc as streams are in spate, roads and bridges are closed, and as people living close to rivers are trying to shift to safer areas landslides are hindering their movement. Meanwhile, a government school building at Palchan village has collapsed due to flood in the Beas.
A major bailey bridge at Akhara Bazaar of Kullu that connects Kullu town with left bank of the Beas had to be closed for traffic after the river damaged the approach road.Two trucks got stuck in the middle of the Beas at Patlikuhal near Manali after water level rose suddenly. The truck drivers, identified as Nand Kishor and Ravi, both residents of Rajasthan, were rescued with the help of ropes and hydra crane.
All the water streams between Rohtang and Sarchu are in spate and have made travelling extremely risky. Stones are falling on the roads in Kullu. People living close to rivers have started to move to safe places to spend night. The flood in the Beas has shaken foundations of nearly a dozen bridges. The access silt along with surplus water in reservoirs of hydel projects have forced them to release water.