32 Killed In Landslides, Road Accidents In Last 15 Days In Uttarakhand

Traffic was disrupted in many areas of the state as several roads were damaged due to heavy rainfall and landslides. Effort is on to repair some of the stretches and restore vehicular movement as soon as possible.

Dehradun:Heavy downpour followed by landslides in Uttarakhand, has claimed 32 lives and injured 54 others in the last 15 days. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert cautioning people of heavy to very heavy rainfall across the state from July 2 to 5.

Rains have been lashing Uttarakhand since the onset of monsoon on June 29 triggering possibilities of a disaster-like situation in many parts of the state.

According to information received from the State Operations Centre, since June 15, five people have died and three others injured due to natural disaster during pre-monsoon while 18 houses were damaged. Also, 27 people were killed and 51 others injured in road accidents.

The weather office has once again issued a red alert for the next four days in many areas including Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora, Champawat, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar.

An orange alert has been issued in Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal and Tehri Garhwal and a yellow alert in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Rudraprayag.

Traffic has been disrupted in many areas due to damaged roads. Four rural roads were damaged in Rudraprayag district, 10 in Bageshwar district, 6 in Dehradun district and 6 in Pithoragarh district. In Nainital district, 10 rural roads were damaged while work is underway to restore traffic on 2 damaged roads in Pauri Garhwal district, 12 roads in Chamoli district and 4 in Tehri district, officials said.

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