Ruslaan Mumtaz stuck in flood-stricken Manali: ‘The connecting road from Manali to Chandigarh has gone’

Actor Ruslaan Mumtaz is currently in flood-stricken Manali and he has had a harrowing past few days.

Speaking with Hindustan Times, the actor shared that he realised the magnitude of the danger he was in seeing after witnessing the destruction around him.

Ruslaan Mumtaz, who is there shooting for a project there, saw portions of the road get vanished by the river and huge trees getting swept away.

He added that the connecting road from Manali to Chandigarh has gone and he doesn’t know how many days it will take for the government to make it. Ruslaan said he is stuck in Manali for the next 3 days at least as they will have to take a flight. He said the road is not an option as they could be stuck for at least 15 days.

‘It was a natural calamity that I experienced, and was something that we watch on TV and never imagine that someday we would be stuck in that situation. It has been an eye-opening experience where I feel grateful and fortunate. Even through this worst situation, I found comfort in the way the resort owner went out of the way to help us, and was the real life hero for us. I never feared for my life. I knew I will not be in a comfortable situation, but will have food and shelter and that is what mattered,’ he said

Mumtaz added, ‘Today, I realise the danger we were in watching the aftermath. If it had rained for two more hours, the property would be in water, and I can’t imagine what would have happened if the owner didn’t ask us to move despite our hesitation’.

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