Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds caused considerable damage especially in four of the state’s districts on Friday. On the other hand, the rain also extinguished forest fires in parts of the State. Heavy rains were reported from Tehri, Uttarkashi, Pauri and Nainital districts. The authorities are said to be on alert considering the possibility of rain and hail coupled with strong winds on the weekend.
In the Uttarkashi district, three persons were reportedly swept away by a stream in spate. Two of them were safely rescued while the child with them could not be traced till the time of this report being filed. In the Pauri district, debris landing on cowshed led to the death of four cattle while in Chamoli district, heavy rain and landslide on Thursday night blocked traffic on the national highway to Badrinath for about eight hours. Heavy rain was also reported from Nainital and Pithoragarh districts apart from rain accompanied by strong winds in the provisional State capital Dehradun.
According to information provided by the disaster management control room, following heavy rain in Uttarkashi district, three persons including one child were swept away in a stream in spate in the Badkot area of Uttarkashi district. Two of them were rescued safely while the child was missing till the time of this report being filed.
In Pauri district, debris falling on cowshed killed two cows and two calves. In Dehradun, the evening brought a spell of rain coupled with strong winds which felled trees in various parts of the provisional state capital. According to the disaster management control room, there were reports of trees being felled by strong winds in a parts of the city though no loss of life was reported till the late evening. Incidents of trees and electricity poles falling on constructions and vehicles were reported from various parts of the city with the electricity supply also being disrupted in town.
In Nainital district, heavy rain reportedly caused damage in in Betalghat block.