2 Killed, 1 Injured in Uttarakhand Landslide Caused by Cloudburst

A cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district claimed two lives at Ghansali on Wednesday. The victims, identified as Bhanu Prasad, 50, and his wife Neelam Devi, 45, left nearly 200 pilgrims stranded in Bhim Bali due to the temporary closure of the path. Emergency services, including SDRF, district police, and local officials, rushed to the spot following the cloudburst and shifted the stranded pilgrims to a safer site.

No casualties have been reported in the Bhim Bali cloudburst incident. The continuous rainfall resulted in a sudden rise in the Mandakini River’s water level, leading to the evacuation of the Gaurikund temple, with people being relocated to a safer place. NDRF, SDRF, police, and other emergency services, including hospitals, are on high alert.

Rudraprayag District Magistrate Saurabh Gaharwar reported that the cloudburst at Bhim Bali on the Kedarnath walking path led to a landslide, damaging about 20-25 meters of the path. Around 200 pilgrims have been safely accommodated at Bhimbali GMVN, with no loss of life. The rising water level of the Mandakini river prompted the evacuation of the Gauri Mata temple in Gaurikund, with devotees being relocated to a safer place.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has reached out to the Disaster Management Secretary to discuss the heavy rains in various areas of the state and assess relief and rescue operations. *(The original headline has not been edited and is published from a syndicated feed. )*