Uttarakhand: 17+ Villages Affected, BRO Personnel Missing After Vehicle Washes Away

Heavy
ai
a d
floodi g
a e
causi g
widesp ead
dis uptio
ac oss
seve al
pa ts
of
I dia,
with
both
hilly
a d
plai s
egio s
faci g
seve e
weathe
co ditio s.
I
Utta akha d& squo;s
Chamoli
dist ict,
a
cloudbu st
i
the
Niti
Valley
t igge ed
a
powe ful
flash
flood
i
the
Tamak
Nala.
The
st o g
cu e t
swept
away
a
heavy
i o
b idge,
a
bulldoze
a d
vehicles,
cutti g
off
oad
co ectivity
betwee
Mala i
a d
the
Niti
Valley.
A
BRO
vehicle
ca yi g
a
havalda – a k
pe so el
was
also
washed
away,
a d
the
missi g
jawa
is
bei g
sea ched
fo .
Mo e
tha
17
villages
have
bee
affected,
while
police,
SDRF
a d
NDRF
teams
a e
co ducti g
escue
ope atio s.
The
Meteo ological
Depa tme t
has
issued
a
flash-flood
wa i g
fo
the
ext
24
hou s.
I
Rajastha & squo;s
Bu di,
to e tial
ai
tu ed
oads
i to
ive s,
swept
away
seve al
vehicles
a d
flooded
homes
a d
shops.
Mea while,
the
Betwa
Rive
i
Madhya
P adesh& squo;s
Vidisha
has
ise
sha ply,
fo ci g
autho ities
to
est ict
access
to
b idges
a d
ghats.
Seve tee
people
t apped
by
floodwate s
we e
safely
escued,
while
ove
150
people
affected
by
floodi g
i
Aga -Malwa
we e
moved
to
elief
camps.

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