Several families were trapped after heavy rains battered the Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts of Uttarakhand on Friday morning. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that rains lashed the Bareth Dungar Tok area of Rudraprayag and the Deval area of Chamoli district in the early hours of the day.
Rescue and relief operations are currently underway, the Chief Minister said, and the government is in constant contact with the officials.
“A distressing report has been received that due to cloudbursts in the Bareth Dungar Tok area under the Buskedar tehsil of Rudraprayag district and in the Deval area of Chamoli district, some families have been trapped due to debris flow,” Dhami posted on X.
He added, “Relief and rescue operations are underway at a war footing by the local administration; in this regard, I am in constant contact with officials, and have issued necessary instructions to the Disaster Secretary and District Magistrates to ensure the effective conduct of rescue operations. I pray to Baba Kedar for the safe well-being of all.”
