Woman Injured, Many Vehicles Buried After Heavy Rain In Uttarakhand
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Chamoli rain: Rescue work is on in the affected area that is located between Narayanbagad and Tharali, he said.
A woman was injured and nearly a dozen vehicles were buried under slush that entered a village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district following heavy rains early on Monday, officials said.
Six four wheelers and five two-wheelers were buried under the debris following heavy showers, while a woman sustained minor injuries when mud gushed into tenements of labourers who were engaged in national highway construction in the area, District Disaster Management Officer NK Joshi said.
The 20-year-old woman is of Nepali origin. She belonged to one of the 18 families of labourers living in huts near Karnaprayag-Gwaldam national highway, he said.
Slush entered the village after Panti stream was flooded by heavy rains.