Heavy overnight rain leaves seven people dead in U'khand

Dehradun: Seven people, including three of a family, were killed and as many injured in Uttarakhand as heavy rains triggered many incidents of house collapse, flooding of areas and rise in water levels in several rivers of the state, officials said on Thursday.

Four people also went missing in rain-related



incidents in Dehradun, Haldwani and Chamoli.

Two people were swept away by the waters of an overflowing seasonal canal in Raipur area of Dehradun, the disaster control room here said. Body of one has been recovered while a search is on to find the other, it said.