A person was found dead, while four others are feared to be trapped under the debris after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hit a camp in Uttarakhand's Pauri district, said officials.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday informed that over 50 people have lost their lives within the past 24 hours due to landslides and continuous rainfall in the area. He also expressed concerns that over 20 people are feared to be trapped under debris.
Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar told ANI, "Due to heavy rains in Mohanchatti of Pauri district, a resort collapsed and five people were buried. A ten-year-old girl has been rescued alive from under the debris while four people are still buried. All these people ar
A team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) in a swift action rescued 20 people trapped in Ambagh area of Rishikesh following heavy waterlogging on Sunday.
"Twenty to 25 people are trapped under debris here. A total of 21 people have died in the last 24 hours in the state. I appeal to people to stay indoors, to not venture near rivers and landslide-prone areas. Restoration work will begin as soon as rain stops," the chief minister said.
A man was rescued by Uttarakhand's State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) after being trapped between two streams of a river due to a landslide in the Tarsali area of Rudraprayag district.
"Today, SDRF team was informed by District Disaster Management, Rudrapur that due to excessive waterlogging in Kashipur area many houses have been flooded in which many people are trapped for whose rescue SDRF is needed," said officials said.
"Late night the SDRF team was informed by Thana Munikireti that due to the rise in the water level in the Rishikesh saline source area, people's houses have been flooded, in which the SDRF team is needed for the rescue of the trapped people," said officials.
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UP Chief Minister office (CMO) informed that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had directed the officials of the district administration to take the injured to the hospital immediately for proper treatment.