Uttarakhand News | Cloudburst in Uttarkashi: Houses, roads, vehicles damaged; authorities order school closure
Cloudburst in Uttarkashi: Due to relentless rains and thunderstorm in Uttarakhand, a cloudburst in Uttarkashi badly affected several areas in Uttarakhand. Out of all the villages affected, Purola village in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district was affected the most.
No casualty or injury to anyone reported so far, officials said.
Due to the massive cloudburst in Uttarkashi, several houses, vehicles and roads were damaged, thus hindering the normal life of people in Uttarakhand.
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Keeping in view the safety and security of children , Uttarkashi district magistrate has also ordered for closure of schools for Saturday following heavy rains in the region.
All major rivers in the region are in spat and roads in many places are also blocked due to falling debris.
Due to torrential rainfall and thunderstorm across North India, Yamunotri National Highway was blocked at many places due to falling debris near Gangnani in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district.
Uttarkashi district disaster management officials said that due to heavy rains near Gangnani in the Barkot area, there has been a lot of debris and stones on the Yamunotri National Highway.
Scores of commuters, including tourists as well as locals are stranded in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi after the Yamunotri National Highway was blocked.
The vehicles being stuck in debris, leaving commuters stranded for hours.
Meanwhile, waterlogging was also seen inKasturba Gandhi residential school
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In Uttarakhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places over Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Pauri and Nainital in the next 24 hours.
- With inputs from agencies
