9 Killed In Rain Incidents In Uttarakhand; Chief Minister Takes Stock Of Situation
NDTV
The shack near the helipad in Gaurikund village was hit by a landslide from the top of the hill, burying four of a family in debris.
Nine people have died in separate rain-related incidents over the past 24 hours across Uttarakhand as Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday took stock of the situation and directed all district magistrates to stay on the alert.
One person is missing in the incidents which also left around half a dozen people injured. Two siblings were killed and a third got injured when the hut they were sleeping in was hit by a landslide in the early hours of Wednesday amid incessant rains in Gaurikund, the base camp of Kedarnath Yatra. This was the second landslide in Gaurikund in five days.
The shack near the helipad in Gaurikund village was hit by a landslide from the top of the hill, burying four of a family in debris, Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar said.
