 "Red alert in several districts in Uttarakhand; houses flooded in Chamoli's Pipalkoti")
Badrinath National Highway in Pipalkoti area in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district has been blocked due to debris triggered by a landslide, following intermittent rainfall. Several vehicles have also been buried under the debris. Chamoli District Magistrate, Himanshu Khurana told ANI that “Due to heavy debris falling from the mountain in Pipalkoti, many vehicles were buried under the debris and the roads have been closed.”
#WATCH | Uttarakhand | Heavy damage caused by late night heavy rainfall in Mayapur of Nagar Panchayat Pipalkoti of Chamoli.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 14, 2023
Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana tells ANI, "Due to heavy debris coming from the mountain in Pipalkoti, many vehicles were buried under the… pic.twitter.com/v7iALY3W2B
Uttarakhand | Due to continuous heavy rainfall in Chamoli district, many vehicles have been buried under the debris coming from the mountain in Mayapur on the Badrinath highway.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 14, 2023
DM Chamoli Himanshu Khurana tells ANI, "Vehicles have been buried under the debris but no casualties… pic.twitter.com/7RGWv0ks0P
The district magistrate said that at present there are vehicles buried under the debris and information has been received about one person buried under the debris in Pipalkoti.
#UPDATE | Uttarakhand | Chamoli DM Himanshu Khurana tells ANI that information has been received about one person buried under the debris/missing in Pipalkoti.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 14, 2023
(File photo) pic.twitter.com/P38Aa8QG06
A college building also collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Dehradun.
#WATCH | A college building collapsed due to incessant rainfall in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 14, 2023
(Source: Dehradun Police) https://t.co/i4dpSQs2MH pic.twitter.com/1XhTLTafCi
Impact Shorts
More ShortsUttarakhand Legislative Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan took stock of disaster-affected areas in Kotdwar in the State on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had yesterday issued a red alert and predicted heavy rainfall with lightning in six districts of the state for the next twenty-four hours. It also forecast very heavy to extremely heavy rain/ thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and very intense to extremely intense spell is likely to occur at isolated places in Dehradun, Pauri, Tehri, Nainital, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar. According to official estimates, 52 people had died due to rain-related incidents in this monsoon session while another 37 people sustained injuries. Heavy rains in Uttarakhand have triggered landslides and flash floods in several places. On the instructions of the chief minister, SDRF and NDRF personnel were deployed in places badly affected by rain-related incidents. With inputs from agencies
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