The condition continues to deteriorate in hill states as heavy rain continues. Due to downpours, there is a situation of havoc in Uttarakhand with Landslides in the mountains, buildings collapsing and roads flowing with rivers continuing. Amid heavy rain, a scary video of a college collapsing and contracting a heavy flow of water surfaced on the Internet.
In the Video, parts of a multi-storey college building can be seen damaging due to the strong flow of water.
#WATCH | A college building collapsed due to incessant rainfall in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
(Source: Dehradun Police) https://t.co/i4dpSQs2MH pic.twitter.com/1XhTLTafCi
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 14, 2023
Red alert issued for hilly areas
According to the news agency ANI, Uttarakhand witnessed massive rain last night due to terrestrial rain in Dehradun, Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Haridwar districts. Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar told ANI that the Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in the entire state.
There has been heavy rainfall, especially in the Garhwal region since August 12, roads are closed at several places, and Police and SDRF teams are on alert mode, said DGP.
The DGP informed that there was an incident of Cloud burst in the Chamoli and Mori areas of Uttarkashi, which caused waterlogging in Rishikesh. The DGP appealed to people to not go upside-down and don’t travel if not necessary.
The heavy rains in Chamoli’s Nagar Panchayat Pipalkoti’s Mayapur late at night also caused huge damage. Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana told ANI that several vehicles were buried and roads were blocked at Pipalkoti due to heavy debris from the mountain. At present, there is no information about loss of life or property.
