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Uttarakhand’s Dehradun has been witnessing heavy rainfall since Monday night, leaving several roads, houses & shops damaged. 15 people have been killed, while 16 have gone missing.
A massive cloudburst occurred in Sahasradhara area of Dehradun.
Cloudbursts and heavy rains wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand’s capital Dehradun and several other parts of the state on Tuesday as swollen rivers washed away buildings, roads and bridges, leaving 15 people dead, 16 missing, and 900 stranded in different locations in the hill state.
Meanwhile, the IMD has indicated a low to moderate risk of flash floods over the next 24 hours. Light to moderate rain, along with thunderstorms, is expected at some places, and isolated heavy rainfall is also expected today.
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Districts at risk include Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, and Uttarkashi.
The maximum number of deaths, that is 13, has been reported from Dehradun, while one each died in Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar, the Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority said. The 13 fatalities in Dehradun included eight residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district.
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- Search for the missing continued as NDRF, SDRF and fire brigade personnel brought most of the stranded people to safety, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said. Atleast 900 people stranded in different locations were rescued by the SDRF, NDRF and fire brigade personnel.
- Most rivers were overflowing as the heavy rainfall continued. The Tamsa River, also known as the Tons River, inundated the famous Tapkeshwar Temple on its bank, submerging the gigantic Hanuman statue near its entrance up to the shoulders. The temple’s priest, Bipin Joshi, said that he has not seen the river waters rise so high in the past 25 to 30 years.
- Roads were breached, and several bridges were washed away in Dehradun district.
- Videos shared on social media showed SDRF personnel helping stranded people wade through the violent currents of flooded rivers in which vehicles, including cars and trucks, were left stuck.
- About 400-500 students trapped due to waterlogging at the Devbhoomi Institute campus in the Paundha area of Dehradun were rescued by an SDRF team.
- A boy clinging precariously to an electric pole, which he had climbed to save himself from the swirling waters of a river raging below, was brought to safety by an SDRF man with the help of a rope, risking his own life.
- Sahastradhara, Maldevta, Santla Devi and Dalanwala were the worst-hit by the disaster, according to the district disaster management office here. Sahastradhara received 192 mm of rain, followed by Maldevta (141.5 mm), Hathi Barkala and Jolly Grant (92.5mm each) and Kalsi (83.5 mm).
- Several roads, houses and shops were damaged, and bridges washed away.
- The Dehradun-Mussoorie road was also breached at several points, prompting the police to appeal to tourists and visitors to stay wherever they were for their own safety, whether in hotels, homes or homestays, till the road is restored.
- A road in Nainital was blocked by debris brought by a landslide triggered by heavy rain. Residents of Majhara village were forced to take shelter on the road. They claimed that some people have gone missing.
- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the rain-affected areas of Dehradun district to review the situation on the ground. Local MLAs and senior officials accompanied him. Dhami also briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the situation in Uttarakhand following heavy showers.
- The government has assured the state of all possible help and asserted that the Union government stands firmly with the people of Uttarakhand in this hour of crisis, according to the CMO.
(With agency inputs)
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