Heavy rains and a cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s capital city of Dehradun on Tuesday resulted in large-scale destruction, with a viral video capturing a tractor-trolley being carried away by the powerful currents of an overflowing river in Vikasnagar.
The trolley, said to be carrying a minimum of ten laborers to a mining spot, was trapped in the floods and midway in the stream. Four escaped, but six are still missing. A team has been dispatched for rescue from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). The Daily Guardian cannot confirm independently where the video was shot.
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HAPPENING NOW: A devastating cloudburst triggered a dangerous rise in the river, sweeping away several people in a tractor-trolley. Authorities are on high alert as rescue operations continue in Vikasnagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, india. pic.twitter.com/eRE5sGT8GH
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Heavy overnight rain caused damage to several roads, swept away houses, shops and a bridge, and caused landslides in various regions of Uttarakhand, PTI reports. Disaster Management Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman has confirmed damage in Dehradun’s Sahastradhara and Maldevta, as also Mussoorie. 300-400 individuals have been relocated to safer areas by rescue teams.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami toured the rain-affected zones to take stock of the situation in the presence of local MLAs and senior government officials. At Maldevta, Dhami stated, “All rivers are in spate due to heavy rains. Roads have been washed away at 25 to 30 locations. Approach roads are inaccessible, Houses and government buildings have been damaged. Normal life is hit badly. Rescue teams are operating on a war footing
to normalise the situation.”
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He further stated, “The state government is with all the family that has been hit. The administration is already in alert mode, and the NDRF, SDRF, police and local administration are in a state of constant activity.”
Government officials are carrying out massive relief and rescue operations as heavy rains continue, issuing alerts to people not to venture near rivers or landslide areas.
