Uttarakhand: 5 killed due to heavy rains and landslides, state on high alert
National Highway, Inspector in-charge of Muni Ki Reti police station Ritesh Sah said. A large number of trees were uprooted in the Kashipur area of Udham Singh Nagar district.
Due to heavy rains, two houses in Missarwala village of Kashipur area of the district collapsed, killing a couple and injuring their granddaughter. Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha has instructed the district magistrates to be vigilant and take adequate precautions in view of the rising water level of the rivers.
They have asked to continuously monitor the water level of the rivers, not to switch off their mobile phones and not to allow any movement of tourists in higher Himalayan regions during heavy rain warnings. The Uttarakhand Police has also tweeted and asked the Kanwariyas to be vigilant in view of the rise in the water level of the Ganga in Haridwar.
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