This Article is From Jul 23, 2015

1 Dead, 6 Injured in Cloudburst in Uttarakhand

1 Dead, 6 Injured in Cloudburst in Uttarakhand

The widespread devastation swept away farm animals

Tehri, Uttarakhand: One person died and six others were injured after cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Tehri district early on Thursday morning. The cloudburst took place in the upper reaches of Tehri district at around 3:30 am and brought devastation to village Jaspur.

The widespread devastation swept away farm animals and acres of farming land with water streaming into homes and cow sheds as well.

"Many houses were damaged in the cloudburst; one has been completely washed away. There are reports of crack in 7-8 other houses," said Yogal Kishoree, District Magistrate, Tehri.

One building in the village was reduced to rubble while four other buildings including the primary school in the village was partially damaged, they said, adding, five cattle were also killed due to cloudburst.

Rescue and relief operations have been slow because of the rain which is continuing since morning. The weather department has sounded a rain alert for Uttarakashi, Chamoli, Tehri, Pauri, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh.
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