Dipping temperature hits normal life in Humla

January 6,Humla: Normal life in Humla district is getting tougher with sharp decline in temperature .

Locals said they experienced trouble after abrupt drop in  temperature particularly in the district headquarters Simkot and northern Tamkha rural municipality area.

Kamal Bhandari, a local of the district said,Humla saw excessive cold wave after snowfall gripped the district up to 1,000 meters from the sea level.

He said excessive decline in temperature  also impacted  livestock rearing and crop harvesting in the district.

On Tuesday, Humla  witnessed temperature of  minus eight degree centigrade

Almost all residents of  northern Humla have left their areas in search for warmer shelter.

Along the cold wave, the Simkot area has also witnessed wind storms since  yesterday morning.