Heavy overnight rains at various places in Uttarakhand damaged roads, houses and shops, and washed out a bridge early on Tuesday, following the calamity that also triggered some landslides.
DEHRADUN: The retreating monsoon has unleashed a fresh wave of devastation across Uttarakhand, particularly in the capital city of Dehradun, where a series of cloudbursts and relentless heavy rainfall have claimed at least 17 lives and left 13 people missing.
The catastrophic downpour, which began Monday night, has caused widespread destruction, washing away roads, bridges, and homes, and turning rivers into raging torrents.
According to sources from the State Disaster Response Force, the situation remains critical. “Seventeen people have died after being swept away in rivers or buried under debris at different places, while over 13 individuals remain missing,” an SDRF official stated, highlighting the grim toll. Separately, two old bodies were also recovered from the Mauth river, though their connection to the current disaster is yet to be established.
While rescue operations are underway, the district administration has officially confirmed 13 fatalities, three injuries, and 13 people reported missing as of Tuesday evening.The Sahasradhara and Maldevta regions bore the brunt of the disaster. Rivers like Rispana and Bindal are flowing above danger levels, submerging several colonies and inundating houses with debris. Many shops and hotels have also been swept away by the raging waters.
Further reports indicate 13 people were swept away in the swollen Asan River, with five bodies recovered. Four individuals are feared missing in Shikhar Fall, Tapkeshwar, and one labourer died in a landslide at Mussoorie’s Jharipani toll plaza. Another scooter rider was killed by falling rocks on the Kalsi-Chakrata motor road.
Connectivity has been severely impacted. The bridge near ‘Nanda ki Chowki’ on the Dehradun-Paonta National Highway was washed away, halting traffic, and the Mussoorie-Dehradun road is closed at multiple points due to extensive landslides.
The rain-induced disaster has also caused extensive damage to property across Dehradun district, including 13 bridges, 10 culverts, 2 houses, 31 walls, 21 roads, 7 drinking water schemes, and 24 retaining walls. Officially, natural disasters in Uttarakhand since April this year have claimed 87 lives, injured 131, and left 98 still missing.
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