Four killed as rain wreaks havoc in U'khand, 121 roads blocked
Mussoorie/Nainital, July 22 -- Widespread moderate to heavy monsoon rainfall battered all 13 districts of Uttarakhand over the past 24 hours, resulting in landslides, road blockages, and a series of tragic accidents that left four people dead and eight others injured. Authorities have intensified rescue efforts and damage control measures as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for the state.
In Dehradun, a motorcycle carrying five Kanwar pilgrims skidded on the slippery road near the Bhaniyawala flyover around 7.20 am on Monday, following which two people died on the spot. Dehradun's District Disaster Management Officer Rishab Kumar said the deceased were identified as Mithilesh and Sadan, both residents of Dehradun's Adarsh Colony.
In Nainital, a 40-year-old man, Ajay Arya from Almora district, drowned in Dhokane waterfall. His body was recovered on Monday morning by SDRF, according officials.
In a separate case, a pilgrim drowned in the Gangotri river near Gangnani on Sunday. SDRF teams resumed search operations Monday morning, but as of Monday evening, the body had not been found, said District Disaster Management Officer Shardul Gusain.
The state government reported the closure of 121 roads, including 10 state highways, one national highway, 42 PWD roads, and 68 rural roads (PMGSY), due to landslides and falling boulders.
Ten people were rescued after the vehicle they were travelling in was swept away by a sudden flashflood in Haldwani, Nainital, in the early hours of Monday, officers aware of the matter said on Monday. With coordinated effort by the local police, all the occupants were rescued safely after a two-hour operation, they added. According to Chorgalia station house officer Rajesh Joshi, the incident took place around 12.30am when the victims were trying to cross the Sher Nala. Due to an unexpected surge in water levels, the vehicle overturned and trapped all the 10 passengers and were rescued all within two hours," SHO Joshi said....
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