With as many as 18 deaths and 57 injured, asmany as 231 roads, including two national highways have been damaged due to devastating rainfall across the Kumaon Division.
Besides, a huge number of people have also been rendered homeless across the Kumaon division following damage to as many as 238 houses caused by the natural calamity in different districts of the Kumaon division except Udham Singh Nagar. Almora and Pithoragarh districts as the figures provide by the office of the Commissioner, Kumaon Division, suggest, are the worst sufferers in this natural disaster. While 7 people died and 37 others were injured in Almora due to the heavy rain fall so far, Pithoragarh district experienced similar situation with seven deaths and 20 others were injured.
Besides, four persons have also died in Nainital district so far due to the same natural disaster, as the officials concerned informed. With loss of more lives, maximum number of people have also been rendered homeless in Almora and Pithoragarh districts in this devastating natural calamity.
While 44 houses have been reported to be damaged in Almora, the total number of damaged houses in Pithoragarh has gone upto 130, as the figures provided by the office of the Commissinoer of Kumaon Division have revealed. Meanwhile, 3 houses have been destroyed completely and 34 partially damaged in Champawat district in this natural calamity and 24 houses in Bageshwar and three houses in Nainital have also been reported to be damaged due to the natural disaster so far.
Even in plains like lowers areas of Haldwani and lalkuwan, many families have been displaced due to flood like situation caused by local Gola river. At the same time following poor conditions of road supply of essential commodities has also been affected to many parts of the region.Petrol pumps were reported to be running short of fuel in Almora due to road block on the Haldwani -Almora national highway near Khairna.
Similar situation has been reported from other parts of the region as mobility has been restricted due to poor conditions of over two hundred roads across the Kumaon Division.Apart from the main national highway between Haldwani- Almora as many 230 roads have been damaged in different districts of the Kumaon region.