Heavy Rains, Landslides Batter Dehradun, At Least 5 Feared Swept Away
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New Delhi: Heavy rains caused landslides in several parts of Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district on Tuesday. At least five people are feared to have been swept away as the rivers continue to swell, the Indian Express reported.
A red alert was issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Dehradun, and the Disaster Alert Portal of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) earlier this morning.
The affected areas include Tapkeshwar, DIT College area, Rajpur Shikhar Falls and Bhagat Singh Colony, the report said.
Rescue operations by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the Public Works Department (PWD) are underway, the report said. Schools in the district have been asked to remain closed.
According to the Indian Express, the SDRF is rescuing over 100 people stuck in different parts of the city. Around 30 people are reportedly trapped in Raipur’s Panchkuli, the report said.
Over 500 people are being evacuated to safer areas at Shri Dev Bhoomi Institute in Premnagar.
The red alert, issued at 5 am this morning, warned of heavy to very heavy rain, thunder accompanied by lightning and spells of intense to extremely intense rain.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah assured Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami of the Union government’s support. “They assured the state of all possible assistance and said the Centre stands firmly with Uttarakhand in this hour of disaster,” the state government said.
This is a developing story.
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