3 Killed, 11 Missing as Heavy Rains Wash Away Houses in Uttarakhand

Three people died and five were injured in Gaila village in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district following heavy rainfall that washed away houses. One person died and 11 are missing in neighbouring Tanga village.

Swirling waters of the swollen Gori river also washed away four houses, and enormous tracts of cultivable land at Chori Bagar town in Bangapani sub division of the area. Be that as it may, there was no loss as inhabitants of the houses had been cleared to wellbeing ahead of time, the authority said. 

All the fundamental engine streets that connect the area base camp to the sub divisions of Bangapani, Munsiyari and Dharchula in the outskirt region are shut after overwhelming downpours on Saturday



night. 

"Remembering the impending peril, we had just moved the families living in those houses. They are sheltered," SDM accountable for Bangapani, AK Shukla, said.

The affected families have been provided 20 kgs of ration and other essentials besides a sum of Rs 1.19 lakh as compensation, he said.

A team of officials has also been rushed to the spot for a first hand assessment, he said.

Giving details of the roads closed, ADM in-charge of disaster management, Ram Dutt Paliwal, said, "while Tawaghat to Lipulekh road is closed at three places, the roads from Jauljibi to Munsiyari and Munsyari to Thal are closed at two places due to mounds of debris on the roads."