Heavy rains hit Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, inflicting extreme harm to about 30 meters of footpath. The sudden heavy rainfall additionally brought about the water stage of Mandakini River to rise sharply.
Following studies of heavy rains, the State Catastrophe Response Power (SDRF), police and native officers have sounded a excessive alert. Nevertheless, authorities have expressed concern over the attainable 150 to 200 pilgrims stranded in Kedarnath, whereas advising these heading to the holy website to remain in secure locations.
Heavy rains brought about landslides within the Bhim Bali stream alongside the Kedarnath path, damaging the route and which has been briefly closed as a consequence of security causes. Happily, the heavy rain has not brought about any casualties up to now.
A number of days in the past, heavy rains triggered landslides in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district, washing away a number of homes and retailers. A 42-year-old girl and her teenage daughter had been buried below the rubble.
Officers mentioned rescuers retrieved the our bodies of Sarita Devi and 15-year-old Ankita from the rubble in Toli village. District Justice of the Peace (DM) Mayur Dikshit mentioned the retaining wall behind their home collapsed they usually had been buried below the rubble.
In line with Praveen Semwal
