One person died while many others sustained injuries due to cloud burst that occurred in Munsyari area of Pithoragarh district on late Friday night. In the disaster some houses in the Timtiya Bora village in Munsyari were damaged. According to the official reports one person died and three others were in injured in Timtiya Bora village. In the incident Ram Singh ( 60 yrs) of Timtiya Bora village died.
Two women were injured while three houses were damaged in Raya Bajeta village near Bansbagad in Pithoragarh district on the day.
The district magistrate of Pithoragarh, Vijay Kumar Jogdande said that the two injured who sustained serious injuries were brought to Pithoragarh hospital. He said that the teams of district administration and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have reached the spot for rescue and relief works.
Meanwhile heavy loss to property was reported after cloud burst in Govind Ghat area near Joshimath of Chamoli district on Saturday morning. In the deluge many vehicles parked in private parking in Govidghat were damaged. Many shops and houses were also damaged in the cloud burst.
The Badrinath national highway ahead of Govind Ghat has been completely damaged at four places.
The district magistrate of Chamoli Swati Bhadoria and SP Chamoli reached Govind Ghat and assessed the extent of damage.
The DM directed the officials to repair the damaged highway and restore water and electricity supplies in the area. Heavy rains also damaged properties in many villages of Deval and Tharali blocks in Chamoli on the day.