Shimla turns white as first snow of the season hits: Pics inside
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Snow blanket
Moderate to heavy snowfall continued in high hills and tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday while the state capital received the first snowfall of the season bringing cheers to residents, tourists and farmers. Shimla was wrapped in a thin blanket of snow on the day.
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Tourists cheer
Braving the cold, tourists and residents thronged the Mall Road and Ridge in the heart of the city to enjoy the snow. The 5-km stretch between Kufri and Fagu was entirely covered in snow. Shimla was lashed by a severe hailstorm on Wednesday night followed by intermittent rains.
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Roads blocked
The vehicular traffic in the upper Shimla area beyond Dhalli came to a standstill as the roads got blocked due to heavy snow in Kufri, Fagu and Narkanda on Thursday afternoon.
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Tourist destinations receiving snow
The famous tourist destinations of Narkanda, Kufri, Shimla, Manali, Rohtang, Sangla, Dalhousie and Khajjiar are also receiving snowfall. Some vehicles in Manali and suburbs were damaged as uprooted trees fell on them.
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More to come
The weather is likely to remain mainly dry on Friday, with isolated events of rain. However, the weather activity is likely to pick up and there will be rain in plain areas and snowfall in higher reaches starting in the evening of February 3, said IMD.