Dehradun, Aug. 29 -- Five persons were killed as several houses and families got trapped under debris following a series of cloud bursts early today in Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Tehri and Bageshwar districts of Uttarakhand.
Three persons, including a husband and wife, were buried under debris at Dewal block of Chamoli district as a huge mass of muck entered their houses in the early morning cloud burst triggered by heavy rains in the hills.
Two persons were killed and three went missing in a cloudburst at Simoti Village of Kanyalikot area in Bageshwar. Eight persons were reported missing from Basukedar in Rudraprayag and Bhilangana block inTehri.
Confirming the series of cloudbursts, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami prayed for ...