Heavy rains wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, killing 30

Nainital, Dt
Uttarakhand has once again been hit by torrential rains, cloudbursts and flash floods. The natural calamity has killed at least 30 people in most parts of the state. Nainital and other areas have lost contact with the world. The Kumaon region has been hit the hardest by the torrential rains. Twelve NDRF teams have been deployed in the state for rescue operations, which have evacuated more than 200 people from the flood-hit area. The cloud burst in Ramgarh in Nainital district. In Uttar Pradesh too, four people have died due to rains.

The condition of Kumaon area is extremely bad due to torrential rains in Uttarakhand. The meteorological department has issued an orange alert for the Kumaon area. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inspected the situation in Kumaon region. He further said that Rs. 3 lakh compensation and Rs. 1 lakh compensation was announced.

Two people were killed when debris entered a house in Tilwada village of Champawat due to torrential rains in the last 20 hours in Uttarakhand. Nine people were killed when a building collapsed in Ramgarh block of Nainital and six people of the same family were killed when a landslide collapsed in Chokhuta village of Dhari taluka. In Bhimtal too, a building collapsed and a child was killed when debris was crushed under it. In Almora district, three people were crushed when stones fell on a building from a mountain, while a wall of a building collapsed, killing four people, including a young man. Two workers were killed when they were crushed in debris on the Almoda and Halda highways.
On the other hand, 200 tourists and resort staff were rescued after river water infiltrated into a resort in Ramnagar. Nainital's connection with the world was cut off due to rains. In the Ramgarh area of ​​Nainital, it is suspected that several laborers were stranded due to the cloudburst. In addition, the water of Naini Sarovar has turned back on the road and penetrated into many shops and many houses in the vicinity.

NDRF teams have been deployed in Uttarakhand to deal with natural calamities. More than 200 people have been rescued and shifted to safer places in Udham Singh Nagar. Nainital received 401 mm of rainfall while Pithoragarh received 311.1 mm and Mukteshwar received 20.4 mm of rainfall. The meteorological department has forecast heavy rains for the next three hours. The army sent two helicopters to rescue people trapped in Nainital and Garhwal area. In addition, waterlogged roads and railway tracks have been eroded in many places. As it has been raining continuously for the last 3 hours in Champawat, there is a danger of landslides in many places. In addition, flood waters in other rivers including Sharda, Lohavati, Gandak, Ladhia have penetrated into low lying areas.
Meanwhile, the gates of the Cheruthoni dam, part of the Idukki reservoir in Kerala, were opened in view of the possibility of heavy to very heavy rains in the catchment area in the next two days. In addition, dam gates were opened as water levels in Ernakulam and Pathanamthitta crossed dangerous levels. The meteorological department has issued orange alerts for 11 districts for Wednesday and 12 districts for Thursday. Heavy rains are expected in these areas in the coming days. However, the situation is normal in the state at present. Meanwhile, the meteorological department has forecast heavy rains in Odisha and West Bengal. Rains in low-lying areas in the last three days have disrupted normal life in both the states. More rain is expected in the next two days due to the low-pressure system.