The incessant heavy rains and landslides in Uttarakhand have resulted in fresh deaths in Gaurikund after the hut of a family of four got buried under debris in the early hours of Wednesday. The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for August 9 and predicted localized flooding along with landslides.
The IMD issuing a red alert for Wednesday for Uttarakhand said that there is a possibility of more than 2044 mm of rainfall in the state.
Predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand on August 10, the IMD tweeted an alert saying, "Be prepared, #Uttarakhand! An Orange Alert indicates the possibility of Heavy to Very heavy rainfall (115.6 to 204.4 mm) on 10th August. Stay safe!"
Gaurikund
A second landslide in five days in Gaurikund took the lives of two siblings who were sleeping inside their hut with their mother and was hit by a landslide on Wednesday amid incessant rains.
Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar said that the hut was located near a helipad and a landslide from the top of a mountain hit them and the mother identified as Janaki was unhurt while her children got buried under the debris.
On getting the information, rescue teams reached the spot, pulled out the children and took them to a local government hospital.
The older child Sweety(8) survived the accident and is being treated for injuries while her younger sister Pinky, 5, and another small child, were declared dead at the hospital.
The family was from Nepal and the reports said that their father had gone to their village.
The spot in Gaurikund village is just half a kilometer away from the place where three persons were killed and 20 others went missing in a landslide that occurred on August 4.
Haldwani
A flood-like situation has risen in Haldwani due to continuous rainfall in the area. Reportedly, Haldwani’s Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Manish Kumar visited the flooded areas and Senior Superintendent Of Police (SSP) Pankaj Bhatt is leading a team of Nainital police to reach out to the people in sensitive areas and keeping track of the situation in Haldwani.
According to a News18 report, the deputy collector of Haldwani may be contacted on 6399002099 for information from those who are stuck in the rain. The administration has arranged for people who have been evacuated to be housed at Inter College.
Other areas in Uttarakhand
A mudslide and significant damage occurred on the two sides of the road as a result of a cloud burst over state Highway 534 from Kotdwar to Dugadda. On the National highway nearly five miles, there's been a bridge collapse. There are reports of a pair of houses collapsing on the outskirts of Kathgodam after heavy rains brought floods to parts of Haldwani.
With several cars stranded due to bad weather and damaged roads, the residents had a difficult time getting to Kotdwar and Duguada and that has led to several people walking between the two places enduring rain and darkness during the night. At Lalpul, just south of Siddhbali Temple, there was a large stonefall that led to road closures.
