Himachal Rain Updates: 22 dead in rain-related incidents, 9 of them in Shimla landslides | 10 points

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landslide in the rain-affected Summer Hill area of Shimla to assess the situation. All schools and colleges in the state were closed on Monday. 1) The river is flowing at a high volume along the road leading to Prashar Lake in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.

2) A temple reportedly collapsed due to a massive landslide in Shimla's Summer Hill earlier today. Several people are feared trapped under the debris. 3) Predicting further spells of rains, regional weather department in Himachal Pradesh has issued heavy rainfall alert for several districts, including Shimla, Kullu, Mandi among others for Monday.

4) State disaster management authorities have also issued a public appeal urging citizens to share information about any incident and for people to come together and extend help to those affected by the rainfall havoc. 5) The National Highway-5 from Parwanoo to Solan has been blocked intermittently due to rock, mudslides and landslides following heavy rainfall in the state. 6) According to an official statement by District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Solan Manmohan Sharma, "Due to incessant rainfall, the National Highway-5 from Parwanoo to Solan is blocked intermittently at Chakki Mod point due to rock, mudslides and landslides at the site." 7) However the restoration work is going on continuously and an alternative traffic management plan has been circulated to the general public so that seamless traffic movement can be assured, the statement added.