6 people lose lives in cloudburst in Chamoli
Monsoon rains once again wrecked havoc in the hills of Uttarakhand. This time Chamoli district on Monday faced the wrath of the rain gods. A cloudburst here killed six people due to being buried under debris in a landslide in three villages. The first incident took place in the village of Banjbagad in Ghat block. The cloud burst here at five in the morning. Due to this, the house of Abbal Singh of the village got buried in the rubble. In the mishap, Rupa Devi (35 years) and daughter Chanda (nine months) of Abbal Singh, who were sleeping inside the house, died after being buried. At the same time, another incident occurred in Auli village of Ghat block. Here a landslide triggered by a cloudburst led to Nenu Ram’s house being buried under rubble. In this, Narani (21-year-old), daughter of Nenu Ram, died after being buried. The third incident took place in Lankhi village of Ghat block. Here, Shankar Lal’s house was hit by landslides due to cloudburst at 8.45 am. Ajay (23 years) son of Surendra Lal, Anjali (8 years) daughter and Aarti (7 years) daughters of Shankar Lal were killed. The bodies of all the dead have been recovered from the rubble. On the other hand, two houses and three shops have been washed away due to Chufla Gadera (rainy stream) being in spate. The weather in the district is still bad and light rain continues.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat has expressed grief on death of 6 people due to cloud-burst in Chamoli’s Ghat area & has directed District Administration to expedite rescue& relief operations & to provide immediate financial & other required help to those affected.(File pic) pic.twitter.com/ZtA8Lffj2C
— ANI (@ANI) August 12, 2019
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat expressed his condolences on the demise of the deceased in the incident.
Debris came from the hill on Badrinath highway
Badrinath highway in Chamoli district has become dangerous during construction of All Weather Road these days. A series of landslides has brought debris on the road. A part of the hill fell in Kodiya near Chamoli on Sunday evening. Thankfully, during this time, people passing through the highway stopped vehicles due to the feeling of danger. During this time a passerby also made a video of the landslide.
For the next three days, the weather patterns can increase people’s miseries. During this period, heavy rain alert has been issued in seven districts. The State Meteorological Center has advised the district administration to take necessary steps. On the other hand, Kedarnath Highway and Badrinath Highway failed to reopen on the third day, while Gangotri Highway was again disrupted at Chungi Badeethi on Sunday. Traffic on Yamunotri Highway is smooth. About 100 connectivity routes are blocked in the state. Most of the rivers are flowing below the danger mark.
