Amid incessant rain lashing different parts of the Kumaon region for the past two days, eight persons were injured when a jeep they were travelling in met with an accident in Almora. The jeep was on its way from Haldwani to Thal (Pithoragarh) when it met with the accident near Chitai in Almora late on Sunday night.
All the injured persons including seven men and one woman were admitted to a hospital in Almora where their condition is said to be out of danger. All of them belong to Thal, Didhihat and Pithoragarh. Though investigation is on to ascertain the reason behind the road mishap, it is learnt that the driver lost control over the vehicle near Almora’s Chitai area and the said vehicle fell off the road in a field.
In the meanwhile, citizens experienced a tough time elsewhere in the region with incessant rain causing traffic jams at many points on different roads including the Haldwani— Almora national highway. More so, snowfall in high altitudes only added to the woes of the people living in these areas. Among others schools children, office -goers, and occasional visitors, experienced a tough time on Monday though long distance travelers were the worst sufferers as they faced a tough time reaching their destinations on time due to traffic jams.
The prevailing weather conditions have drastically brought down the temperature in hilly areas of the region recording minimum temperature about 6 degrees Celsius and maximum about 7 degrees Celsius in hill regions like Pithoragarh.
The temperature has also come down to 10 degrees Celsius even in Terai region. The rain also caused water-logging on many roads particularly in urban areas like the Haldwani city, hitting the vehicular traffic. Motorists experienced a tough time due to water logging throughout the day here on different roads including the Haldwani -Ramnagar Road and Haldwani- Nainital Road to name a few.
In the meanwhile, officials concerned of the disaster management office, Pithoragarh informed that the Munsyari -Kalamuni Road which was blocked near Kalamuni on Sunday has been reopened. Similarly, the Sheraghat Road which was blocked near Baspathan in Pithoragarh has also been restored for vehicular traffic. No untoward incident has been reported from any part of the district, maintained the officials concerned of the Pithoragarh disaster management office.