Uttarakhand weather update: Met dept issues alert in these districts
Uttarakhand weather today: As the relentless rains continue in several parts of Uttarakhand and nearby areas, Met Department on Tuesday issued an alert regarding possible inundation of low-lying areas and landslides in hilly areas.
The statement issued by Met issued, "Due to continuous rain/heavy rain in Koti, Mussoorie Tehsil/Block in Dehradun and Laksar Block/Tehsil in Haridwar districts, inundation of low-lying areas and landslides in hilly areas are likely to occur. People are advised to remain alert."
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Earlier, on Monday, Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (STRF), continuously working in the Haridwar district for the rescue of people stranded in submerged houses in flooded areas of Haridwar, rescued a pregnant woman and a small girl from Laksar.
According to officials, SDRF, and state police immediately reached the spot after receiving information about a small girl, and a pregnant woman, who was having labour pain in a house submerged due to waterlogging in Laksar police station, Adarsh Nagar of district Haridwar."
Apart from this, other people, trapped, were also rescued and taken to a safer place by rafts.
Meanwhile, the persistent rainfall and a breach in the Sonali River dam have raised a threat of floods in the Laksar town of Uttarakhand's Haridwar district.
- With inputs from agencies
