5 Dead As Rain Batters Uttarakhand, Pics, Videos Show Flooding, Damage
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At least five people - three labourers from Nepal who were buried alive by rubble, and two people Champawat district where a house collapsed after a landslide - have died
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At least five people, including three labourers from Nepal, have been killed so far, according to news agency PTI. The labourers were staying near Lansdowne in Pauri district when rubble flowing down from a field above buried them alive, District Magistrate Vijay Kumar Jogdande said.
Two others died after their house collapsed in Champawat district, where an under-construction bridge (over the Chalthi river) has been washed away due to a rise in water levels.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to take stock of the situation, and offer the state government all possible assistance.
