In Udaipur in Lahaul, two tents of labourers and a private JCB were washed away in the flash floods triggered by a cloudburst around 8 pm on Tuesday, Mokhta said.In Kullu, a 25-year-old woman, Poonam, and her four-year-old son Nikunj were washed away in Brahamganga, a tributary of the Parvati river, near Manikaran around 6:15 am on Wednesday due to a sudden surge in the water level. While one labourer was killed, another was injured.The injured labourer has been identified as Mohammad Altaaf (19) from Jammu and Kashmir, he said.At least, nine labourers are still missing, he added.
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According to state disaster management authority one of the injured was referred to a government hospital in Kullu. Rescue teams have reached the spot, some 60 km from district headquarters Keylong.
The Mandi-Kullu-Manali national highway was also disconnected from Chandigarh due to landslides at several places ahead of Mandi town. Public transport and tourist vehicles were said to be stuck there.The government has already issued an advisory for tourists and locals to refrain from high mountains, wandering near rivers and other places vulnerable to landslides.