Torrential rains in Uttarakhand leave 4 dead

Heavy rains in Uttarakhand cause fatalities, landslides, road blockages, and evacuations, with alerts issued by IMD for more rain.

Four people died and two others were missing as heavy rains lashed Uttarakhand, especially the Kumaon region, while 478 roads, including national highways, were blocked due to landslides at various places.

A woman, identified as Devki Devi Upadhyaya (75), died when heavy rain caused a part of a residential building to collapse, burying her under the debris near the Buddha temple in Gankot village on Friday (September 13, 2024).

In another incident in Pithoragarh’s Gankot, 22-year-old Vipin Kumar was killed in a landslide.

According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) , a 45-year-old tourist from Jalandhar, Punjab, died of a lack of oxygen while visiting Jyolingkang village in the higher Himalayan region of Dharchula in Pithoragarh district.

Due to heavy rain in Dhorja village of Lohaghat, a woman died when the roof of a cowshed caved in. The victim was identified as 58-year-old Madhavi Devi.

Another incident took place in Matiani village of Lohaghat where a woman died due to a landslide. The deceased woman has been identified as 60-year-old Shanti Devi. A man named, Jagdish Singh, has gone missing in the incident.

Gurnam Singh, 38, who was cutting fodder in his field in Kondha Ashraf village of ​​Udhamsingh Nagar district, went missing following a sudden rise in the water level of the Kailash river located nearby.