Meerut, Sept. 18 -- Among the several dead after a cloudburst and heavy overnight rain in Uttarakhand's Dehradun on Tuesday, seven are from a Moradabad village in the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, officials confirmed.

Five of the seven individuals who had gone to Dehradun for work are from the same family. Their bodies reached their native Mudhiya Jain on Wednesday.

The seven people were among those who were caught in a sudden flood after a cloudburst hit the Tons River near Vikas Nagar early Tuesday morning. The surge of water swept away a tractor-trolley carrying 14 workers, 12 of whom were from Moradabad and two from Sambhal. Two others sustained injuries in the incident.

The bodies that were recovered are of Harcharan Singh, his wife...