Uttarakhand: 1 killed, 2 injured in cloudburst in Pithoragarh
Normal life was severely affected in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand due to intense rainfall followed by a cloudburst on Saturday.
An elderly man was killed and two women of his family were injured in a cloudburst in Timtia village of the district in the early hours of Saturday.
A cloudburst in Timtia village following a heavy downpour caused slush to inundate the home of Ram Singh at around 2.40 am today, killing the 60-year-old man on the spot and leaving Dhani Devi (55) and Chandra Devi (70) injured, Pithoragarh District Magistrate VK Jogdande said.
Police, State Disaster Response Force and locals have reached the spot and launched a rescue operation, he said, adding details are awaited.
Normal life crippled
Normal life was severely affected in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand due to intense rainfall followed by a cloudburst on Saturday.
In the district's Tharali area, two people have received minor injuries while cow shelters have been destroyed.
Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force said, "We have received information that many cars are stuck in rubble in Govindghat region due to landslides."
On Thursday, the torrential downpour had also caused landslide which resulted in blockage of Ghat-Ramani motorway in Kumaratoli area.