Uttarakhand: Over 50 feared missing after flash floods in Uttarkashi

More than 50 persons are feared missing after flash floods in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand swept away several buildings on Tuesday, The Indian Express quoted a deputy inspector general of the National Disaster Response Force as saying.

Earlier in the day, the district magistrate had confirmed four deaths.

Among those missing are nine soldiers from an armed forces camp in the lower Harsil area.

Nearly 130 persons have been rescued so far, ANI quoted unidentified state government officials as saying.

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Amid a warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms in the state, all schools from Class 1 to 12 and Anganwadi centres in Champawat, Pauri, Udham Singh Nagar, Almora, Pithoragarh, Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts have been ordered to remain closed on Wednesday.

In Uttarkashi, while the state government has attributed the flash floods to a cloudburst, data from the India Meteorological Department showed that the region received only moderate rainfall of 8 mm between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm on Tuesday, reported The Indian Express.

“The data from the area does not fulfil the criteria for a cloudburst, that is 100 mm [of rain] or more per...

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