Cloudburst wreaks havoc in Chamoli district
In Uttarakhand, a cloudburst occurred in the Ghat block of Chamoli, causing great havoc. Hearing the commotion during the rain, people came out and ran towards safe places. As soon as people left from there, the debris that came with rain entered the homes of the people.
During this, three people got trapped in their homes. While many houses, shops and vehicles are buried under the debris. On information, the SDRF, the police team and the disaster management team of the tehsil reached the spot and rescued the three people after nearly an hour of effort.
It was reported that the cloud burst incidents occurred at Chinadol Tok, Band Bazar, Ganesh Nagar, situated at the foothills of Binsar Hill in Ghat block, at around 5.30 pm on Tuesday. Even before the cloud burst, people fled to safe places and huge amount of debris reached the main market through people’s houses.
After Chamba in Himachal Pradesh, the cloud has now burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. This led to debris entering homes and shops in the Ghat Bazaar. As soon as the debris arrived, there was chaos in Ghat Bazaar. The local residents somehow managed to save their lives by running here and there. After the information, the team of State Police and SDRF reached the spot and rescued four people including two children trapped in the houses along with the local residents. At the same time, snowfall continues in Kedarnath, Badrinath and Hemkund. According to the Meteorological Department, heavy rains and hailstorms are expected at Dehradun, Haridwar, Tehri, Pauri, Almora, Nainital, Champawat, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar in the next three days.
