"There was heavy rain in the area late at night yesterday, after which the water level of the Pranmati river started flowing above the danger mark. Due to this the Pindar river also came in spate," Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said.
The water level of River Pranmati has increased to a great extent following heavy rainfall in the state. The authorities have alerted the locals in the area to ensure the safety and well-being of the residents, said officials on Friday.
"Efforts are being made to make way for drainage of excessive rainwater with the help of JCB. SDRF is constantly trying to help the affected people," officials said.
According to a Fire and Disaster Management Agency tally, 64 people across nine prefectures suffered injuries and many of them were the residents of Hyogo and Osaka prefectures.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has clarified on "Bihari architects" remarks and said people from Bihar are “just like our brothers” and damage to buildings in the state in the wake of heavy rains was “fault of our structural engineering”.
As many as 15 houses collapsed and seven cowsheds were completely destroyed in subsidence and landslides at Jakhan village, part of Madrasu gram panchayat on Langha Road, 50 km from Dehradun on Wednesday, an offical statement informed.
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will be travelling to Hawaii on August 21 to meet the survivors and review the recovery work after the heavy wildfires that have claimed over 100 lives.
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla visited the rain-battered Krishnanagar in Shimla today. He met the affected families at the community hall, assessed their losses, and distributed relief materials.
Dr K Nagaratna, Director, Meterological Centre, Hyderabad said," Telangana is likely to have fairly widespread rainfall on 18, 19 and 20 August. A Yellow alert has been issued".
While Pakistan was busy celebrating Independence Day, the Punjab province witnessed a heavy toll of road accidents leaving 17 dead and 1,773 others injured in 1,659 traffic accidents.