Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), Aug. 19 -- : Death toll due to cloudburst in Arakot village of Uttarkashi rose to 17 as personnel of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) launched an operation to rescue people stranded in the affected area on Monday morning.
"Seventeen people have died in the cloudburst in Mori tehsil," Secretary (Incharge) Disaster Management, S A Murugesan, told ANI.
For relief and rescue operation in the affected areas of Mori Tehsil of the district, the state government have pressed two helicopters into action that reached the village with communication equipment and ropes in the morning.
Makuri, Tikochi, Arakot are the most affected villages in Mori area.
Relief teams were facing problem to reach the area due to damaged r...