Uttarakhand rain: Red alert in several districts; houses flooded in Chamoli’s Pipalkoti, vehicles buried under landslide debris | Dehradun News – Times of India
“Due to heavy debris coming from the mountain in Pipalkoti, many vehicles were buried under the debris and the roads were closed,” reported ANI quoting Chamoli district magistrate Himanshu Khurana.
Khurana said that at present there is no information about loss of life or property.
Photo: ANI
Photo: ANI videograb.
Meanwhile, Chamoli Police said that the water level of Nandakini river crossed the danger mark in Nandanagar area on Sunday night.
River water entered many houses and people left their homes and took shelter in safe places, police added.
Due to incessant rainfall, drain water also entered inside shops in Pipalkoti.
A red alert for heavy rains has been sounded in six districts of Uttarakhand. The hill state has been reeling under incessant monsoon showers that have left 60 people dead and 17 missing while affecting normal life.
Intense to very heavy spells of rain with thunder and lightning at isolated places have been forecast for the two days in Tehri, Dehradun, Pauri, Champawat, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts where the red alert has been sounded, while Haridwar district is under orange alert, officials said.
Authorities in Dehradun and Champawat have ordered the closure of schools in the two districts on Monday.
