Kempty Falls: 180 Tourists Rescued as Heavy Rains Lash Mussoorie
Kempty Falls: 180 Tourists Rescued as Heavy Rains Lash Mussoorie Police rescued nearly 180 tourists from Kempty falls in Musoorie as heavy rains lashed at the hill station on Sunday. The kepmty falls are at the height of 40-feet in Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand trhat saw huge water flow. A shopkeeper told the sources, “I have never seen the waterfall like this. I called police immediately after I saw that the tourists were stuck.” The tourists had been left stranded after downpour on Sunday evening and were rescued by the police and SDRF personnel. According to the sources, the rescue operation was undertaken by a team of 7 people. They used life jackets and ropes to bring all the stranded tourists to a safe place. However, all the stranded tourists were safely rescued by police and SDRF personnel, the officer said. Kempty Falls has been temporarily closed for tourists in view of the MeT department's prediction of heavy rains in various parts of the state over the next 24 hours, he said. Also Read: Poor facilities at Sukhna, Rock Garden upset tourists and visitors -PTC NEWS
