Uttarakhand landslide: 1 dead, 4 fear trapped under debris in Pauri
Uttarakhand landlside: Due to torrential and relentless rainfall in Uttarakhand, one dead, others feared trapped under debris after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hit a camp in Uttarakhand's Pauri district.
According to the State Disaster Response Force, a local caller informed the Police Control Room Pauri on Monday that Night Life Paradise Camp had been hit by a landslide following heavy rainfall in the region.
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SDRF said, "Yesterday a local caller informed the Pauri Police Control Room that Night Life Paradise Camp was hit by a landslide due to heavy rains in the Village of Jogiana, Mohanchatti. Screams could be heard from the camp where people are feared buried under the debris."
The SDRF Control Room was informed by Police Control Room Pauri regarding the said incident. Following this, along with the local police force, the SDRF team left for the spot to conduct the rescue, said officials.
The officials said that local people in the area informed them that about six people were staying in the camp, out of which a 10-year-old girl was rescued while the body of a person had been recovered.
The rest of the people are feared to be buried under the debris. All these people are said to be residents of Haryana's Kurukshetra, they added.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert and predicted heavy rainfall with lightning in six districts of the state.
It also forecast very heavy to extremely heavy rain/ thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and very intense to extremely intense spell is likely to occur at isolated places in Dehradun, Pauri, Tehri, Nainital, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar.
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At least 52 people died and around 37 have been injured so far during the monsoon amid heavy rains in Uttarakhand that triggered landslides and flash floods in several places, according to official data.
- With inputs from agencies
