Five killed across U'khand after thunderstorms, rainfall lash state
Dehradun/Mussoorie/Rudrapur, June 21 -- Four members of a family, including a 10-month-old infant, were killed after the wall of their house in Uttarkashi collapsed on Thursday evening, while a 55-year-old trader of Tanakpur lost his life at Batnagarh on Purnagiri temple road in Champawat the morning on Friday after he slipped over debris accumulated due to a landslide, officials said, as heavy rains continued to lash the Himalayan state.
The deceased family members were identified as Gulam Hussain (26), his wife Rukma Khatoon (23), and their children Aabid (3) and Salma (10 months), while the trader was idenitied as Chandrapal.
SDRF Commandant Arpan Yaduvanshi said: "We received information from the Mori police station today about a house collapse incident in village Mora, in which some people were reportedly buried under the debris. Upon receiving the alert, our team, led by Sub-Inspector Deepak Kuniyal from our Mori post, rushed to the spot.
"Village Mora is located along a footpath approximately one kilometre uphill from the main road. Our team reached the site and immediately launched a search operation," he said.
Meanwhile, the body of Chandrapal was handed over to his relatives after post-mortem. The administration has provided Rs.4 lakh as ex-gratia to the deceased's family, said officials....
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