In a shocking and disastrous calamity, over 10 people are feared dead and 50 were washed away as heavy rains continued to lash in Uttarakhand due the heavy rains. The rains began on the Saturday night and it has been continue for the past two days. Meanwhile Met. Department has predicted a heavy rains and thunder showers.
According to sources, a cloud burst in Rambada has taken place in which 50 people have gone missing. The worst hit areas include Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi where the river Mandakini is in spate and the water of the river has entered the market area in Rambada.
While officials refuse to confirm the number of people feared washed away by the rains, local residents say more than two-dozen were washed away in the strong currents.
Due to the heavy rains, the Char Dham Yatra has been halted and hundreds and thousands of pilgrims are stranded enroute to Badrinath, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Yamunotri.
Troopers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have been pressed into service to rescue and evacuate people from Kedarnath and Gaurikund.
Officials said that rivers like Ganga Bhagirathi and Asi Ganga are in spate and the Ganga has breached the danger mark in Haridwar.
Police barriers have been placed in Rishikesh to prevent any further movement of pilgrims on their onward journey to Char Dham.
According to Met department said the rains in the month of June have since broken a 88-year record. Between Saturday to Sunday, the state capital received 220 mm of rains and by evening 220 mm of rains.
Rains have also halted the movement on the National Highway 58. As many as 123 roads in the Garhwal region have also been blocked, a public works department (PWD) official said.
(With inputs from IANS)
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