Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday informed that approximately 17,000 people have been evacuated and efforts to restore electricity and telecommunication are underway in the ongoing rescue operation and restoration works in the disaster-affected areas.
The Indian Army continues its efforts in rescue and restoration in the areas affected by the cloudburst that occurred on Thursday in Rampur's Samej. The Army has established temporary bridges to establish connectivity between areas cut off to facilitate rescue operations.
Owing to heavy rain, multiple cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides have hit several states of the country including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Kerala during the last few days.
After the catastrophic cloudbursts hit different areas of Himachal Pradesh, including Samej, state minister Vikramaditya Singh on Saturday said that around 50 people are feared dead in the affected areas and official number can only be declared after official confirmation and completion of r
After 15 people lost their lives in the cloudburst and landslides along the Kedarnath Yatra route, teams from the National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force, and the Indian Air Force started joint rescue and relief operations for the stranded pilgrims.
The Kerala Governor also mentioned that the Prime Minister immediately gave instructions to all the agencies of the central government, particularly the defence forces after getting the information of the disaster.
As the search and rescue operation continued in the landslide-affected areas in Rudraprayag to rescue the pilgrims stranded in Kedarnath and adjoining areas, the National Disaster Response Force said on Saturday that they have evacuated around 7,000 people from different places.
In the wake of a catastrophic flood that has ravaged parts of Himachal Pradesh, following a cloud burst, drone search operations on the damaged property and rescue operations are going on in several parts of the state by India Army, NDRF, CISF and others.
After heavy rains caused severe havoc in the state of Uttarakhand damaging the route in the Rudraprayag district, restoration and rescue work is underway to evacuate the people stranded. Disaster Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman stated that as many as 3,000 stranded people have been rescued so fa
At least five people have been evacuated and two are still missing after a tractor overturned while crossing the Krishna River in Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra on Friday, officials said.