Hailstorm, heavy rains lash Shimla on May 30
The Hindu
Severe thunderstorms and heavy downpour cause flooding and traffic delays in Himachal Pradesh, disrupting daily routines.
Hailstorm followed by heavy rains lashed Shimla on Friday (May 30, 2025) morning, causing inconvenience to school-going children.
Dark convective clouds overcast the sky, reducing visibility to few metres and forcing vehicles to move at snail's pace with headlights on. The 40 minutes' heavy downpour that started around 7:20 a.m. flooded chocked drains in the town and garbage scattered on the roads.
"The school buses were running late. I got totaly drenched waiting for the bus," said Anjali, a class VI student. Heavy rains were also witnessed in Solan and Mandi.
On Friday (May 30, 2025) morning, the local Meteorological Office predicted light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) at many places in the districts of Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Una, Hamirpur, Mandi and one or two spells of intense rainfall and hail at likely isolated places in next three hours.
After being repeatedly disrupted for three consecutive days over issues ranging from the Governor’s address and alleged disrespect to the national anthem to demands for the resignation of the Excise Minister, among others, normalcy finally returned to the Legislative Council on Friday, with proceedings commencing.
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