Ruslaan Mumtaz, who was shooting for his web show in Manali, is currently stranded there following the heavy downpour and landslides in Himachal Pradesh over the past few days. Despite the poor network there, the actor managed to share a few pictures and videos of the grim situation on social media.

When we spoke to Ruslaan, he said, “I came here on July 4 for my shoot. We were living at a resort and also shooting there. It had started raining, but we didn’t expect things to escalate to such an extent.”

The situation got worse on July 9 when it rained nonstop. Ruslaan said, “It started flooding and water entered the premises of our resort. We were moved to the service quarters of the resort, which were safer. But the next day, we realized even that was not safe, so the resort staff took us up the hill to a small village.”

Ruslaan shared that he is grateful to be at a safe spot, but the situation is still worrisome. “We are safe. We are holed up in a school in this village, which is at a height. When we first came here, there was not much food. We had to skip some meals. It’s tough, but the resort owner has not abandoned us and is taking care of us. The situation in Manali was very scary, but slowly, it seems to be improving. I hope it stops raining completely. Of course, even after that, it will take us a while to return because the roads have got destroyed due to landslides,” said Ruslaan.