Chamoli: Cloudburst Triggers Flash Flood, Massive Iron Bridge Swept Away

Heavy
mo soo
ai s
have
t igge ed
flash
floods
a d
widesp ead
dest uctio
ac oss
seve al
pa ts
of
I dia.
I
Utta akha d& squo;s
Chamoli
dist ict,
a
cloudbu st
caused
the
Tamak
Nala
to
swell,
washi g
away
a
heavy
i o
b idge
a d
vehicles.
Road
co ectivity
beyo d
Mala i
towa ds
the
Niti
Valley
has
bee
dis upted,
affecti g
mo e
tha
17
villages.
Rescue
teams
f om
the
police,
SDRF
a d
NDRF
a e
sea chi g
fo
a
BRO
pe so el
epo tedly
missi g
afte
a
vehicle
was
swept
away.
Autho ities
have
wa ed
people
to
stay
away
f om
ive s
a d
st eams.
I
Madhya
P adesh,
the
Betwa
Rive
has
ise
sha ply
i
Vidisha,
while
floodwate s
t apped
17
people,
who
we e
late
escued
safely.
Seve al
a eas
i
Aga -Malwa
a d
othe
dist icts
have
also
epo ted
wate loggi g
a d
floodi g.
I
Utta
P adesh,
the
Ga ga
is
causi g
seve e
e osio
i
Fa ukhabad,
swallowi g
houses.
Rajastha
has
also
wit essed
i te se
floodi g,
with
oads
tu i g
i to
ive s
a d
vehicles
bei g
swept
away.
Autho ities
ac oss
affected
states
a e
mo ito i g
the
situatio
a d
u gi g
eside ts
to
avoid
u ecessa y
t avel.

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