Over 100 tourists stranded in Himachal

Shimla: Over 100 tourists, mostly from West Bengal, have been stranded in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district after roads were closed due to heavy snowfall, an official said here yesterday.
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He said the area recorded more than five feet of snow in the past two days. “There is an acute shortage of food. There is no electricity and the communication system has been badly hit,” he added.

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