Updated On: 24 June, 2025 08:39 PM IST | Shimla | mid-day online correspondent
Himachal Pradesh's Met office has issued an orange alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and lightning in seven districts for Wednesday, and a yellow warning for nine districts on Thursday, as the monsoon covers the state. Separately, a flash flood in a stream near Losar blocked the Losar-Kunzum road in Lahaul and Spiti, stranding several vehicles

An advisory by the police stated that monsoon in Himachal Pradesh carries significant risks due to the state`s hilly terrain and fast-flowing rivers. Representational pic
The local weather office in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday said the state is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall over the low- and mid-hills until June 30, as the southwest monsoon has now covered the entire region.
An orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains, thunderstorms, and lightning was issued for isolated places in seven districts—Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, and Sirmaur—for Wednesday. Furthermore, a yellow warning for heavy rains was issued for nine of the state's 12 districts, excluding Kullu, Kinnaur, and Lahaul and Spiti, for Thursday, reported PTI.
Meanwhile, police reported on Tuesday that flash floods in a stream, situated approximately two kilometres from Losar, blocked the Losar-Kunzum Road in Lahaul and Spiti, leaving two to four vehicles stranded.