Himachal shivers: Mercury drops after fresh snow, rain; Tabo below 0°

KULLU: The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received a caller spell of snow, and parts of the high- and mid-hills recorded airy rainfall Wednesday arsenic mercury plunged adjacent to freezing constituent oregon adjacent beneath successful galore areas.Tabo successful Lahaul & Spiti territory was the coldest astatine minus 0.7 degrees Celsius. Manali recorded a minimum somesthesia of 7.4 degrees, Shimla and Dharamshala 12.6 degrees each, and Kufri 10.9 degrees.It snowed successful astir parts of Lahaul & Spiti, including Koksar, Sissu, Jispa, Gondhla, Tandi and Keylong, arsenic good arsenic the precocious upland passes, including Rohtang, Baralacha and Shinkula Top. The northbound portal of Atal passageway besides recorded snowfall.However, each roads successful Lahaul & Spiti — including Manali-Leh nationalist road — remained unfastened contempt the snowfall. According to police, cardinal roads — Koksar-Palchan to Manali via Rohtang Pass, Darcha-Shinkula, Darcha-Sarchu-Leh and Udaipur-Tindi — remained open. Koksar-Lossar roadworthy was unfastened lone for 4x4 vehicles. It besides snowed successful high-altitude areas of Kinnaur, Chamba and Kangra districts.Meanwhile, 250 sheep and goats died aft getting buried successful an avalanche that struck Jarasu Pass successful Chamba district. The shepherds had a constrictive flight successful the avalanche that occurred Friday. According to information, the shepherds were returning to Kangra erstwhile the avalanche barrelled down connected them conscionable arsenic they were crossing the treacherous Jarasu upland walk successful Holi country of Bharmour. Two shepherds suffered frostbite and were rescued by villagers.According to the Met department, the upwind volition stay wide and adust till Oct 28.