2 Pilgrims Washed Away, 40 Stranded As Temporary Bridge Collapses In Uttarakhand
Heavy rains in Haridwar last week caused severe flooding.
Uttarkashi: In an unfortunate incident, 2 pilgrims have been washed away and about forty have been stranded when a transient bridge collapsed resulting from a unpredicted amplify in water float in a river at Devgad in Uttarakhand on Friday. The net pages of the incident is determined eight-9 km inside the previous of Gangotri on the Gomukh footpath.
After receiving the alert, the Country Disaster Response Potential (SDRF) crew arrived on the space and assisted the stranded pilgrims in safely crossing the river. The SDRF reports that 16 pilgrims have been rescued, and efforts to shop the final persons are ongoing. Except now, on Thursday, the SDRF rescued 10 youths who have been marooned on an island in terms of Robbers Provide way Dehradun.
“We received unbelievable points from the City Administration Room (CCR) that some americans had been trapped on an island in terms of Robbers Cave (Guchhupani), for whose rescue an SDRF crew is required,” SDRF officers spoke of.
Upon receiving the assistance, the SDRF rescue crew, accompanied on account of Sub-Inspector Laxmi Rawat from the Sahastradhara post, briskly departed for the incident web pages with the specified rescue equipment. The crew arrived on the space and speedily commenced rescue operations.
In final result, the ten persons stranded on the island have been safely transported across the river. Anything the long-reasonable currents, they managed to navigate the treacherous waters the usage of a rope, as reported on account of the SDRF.
Closing week, Haridwar skilled extreme rainfall that resulted in extreme flooding. The water levels of the Ganga River surged, causing trucks to drift and submerging roads. The heavy downpours motivated a most principal rise inside the river’s water level, resulting in flooded roads and severa trucks being in part or in most situations submerged.
Nearby authorities have informed residents and enterprise to chorus from bathing inside the river resulting from hazardous stipulations.
(With ANI inputs)
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