The devastation comes hardly a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the state to take stock of damage caused by earlier floods.
Fresh Heavy Rain Wreaks Havoc in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, 18 Dead, 20 Missing Latest News: Fresh heavy rain this week has caused devastation once again in the mountain states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, as cloudbursts and landslides left 18 dead and 20 missing, according to a report by India Today.
In the Indian state of Uttarakhand, 15 people were killed and 16 remain missing. Over 900 people were stranded at different locations in the state before being rescued by emergency response teams.
Thirteen people died in the Dehradun district, of which eight were from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district. The report said they drowned after their tractor-trolley was swept away by the River Tons in Vikasnagar. One person died in Nainital district, and another fatality was reported from Pithoragarh district.
The Ganga and Yamuna rivers are in spate and flowing near warning levels, while the Tamsa river is flowing close to the danger mark.
As per the latest updates, Dehradun and Nainital have been placed under an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall, while the remaining districts in the state have been warned of heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and other adverse weather conditions.
In Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, three members of a family—two women and a child—died in Bragta village when their home collapsed after a massive landslide. Flash floods also inundated the main bus stand in Dharampur, and four people have been reported missing.
The devastation comes hardly a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the state to take stock of the damage caused by earlier floods.
Meanwhile, in the forecast, there are no weather warnings for any district in Himachal Pradesh for today and for the next few days; however, a few districts remain under a yellow alert warning of light rain in the nowcast.
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