Purported visuals showing the aftermath of the cloudburst surfaced on social media, capturing the river in spate and damages to buildings as well as roads.
At least five people were missing on Thursday morning after a cloudburst struck the Nandanagar Ghat area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, burying several houses under debris in the Kuntri Langafali ward of the town, district magistrate said.
Nandanagar Ghat in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand is situated near the River.Purported visuals showing the aftermath of the cloudburst surfaced on social media, capturing the river in spate and damages to buildings as well as roads.“At least seven people are missing following heavy rainfall.
Seven people were inside the houses at the time of the landslide, two of whom were rescued alive, while five are still missing, it said.SDRF, NDRF, local tehsil teams have moved to the affected areas, Tiwari said on Thursday morning.
Land subsidence hit parts of Nandanagar in August with cracks appearing on the walls of houses, necessitating relocation of several people to safer areas.
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