Cloudburst hits Devprayag in Uttarakhand

It occurred over the Shanta river, causing inundation of areas along its banks with a huge amount of slush containing boulders.

May 12, 2021 02:51 am | Updated 02:51 am IST - New Tehri (Uttarakhand)

Uttarakhand: A cloudburst washes away several buildings at Devprayag market in Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_11_2021_000243B)

Uttarakhand: A cloudburst washes away several buildings at Devprayag market in Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_11_2021_000243B)

A cloudburst hit Devprayag in Tehri district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, razing two municipal buildings to the ground and damaging several shops.

It also damaged pedestrian bridges, water pipelines and electricity supply lines, an official said.

The cloudburst occurred over the Shanta river, causing inundation of areas along its banks with a huge amount of slush containing boulders, SHO of the Devprayag police station Mahipal Singh Rawat said.

Two municipality buildings, including the multi-purpose Nagar Palika Bhawan, caved in after being hit by the rubble brought down by the cloudburst, he added.

A number of shops in the Dashrath Danda Parvat area of Devprayag were also damaged, the SHO said.

However, there was no loss of life as people were alert and had moved to safe locations like the bus stand and police station premises, he said.

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