Heavy rains in North India, 8 killed
Eight people were killed as heavy rains lashed most parts of north India for yet another day on Sunday with Uttarakhand bearing the brunt of it as a record 48-hour downpour in the hill state threw normal life out of gear wahing out several roads and affecting traffic.
While incessant showers claimed six lives in Uttarakhand, two persons died in rain-related incidents across neighbouring Uttar Pradesh where major rivers continued to swell creating flood-like situation in various districts, official sources said.
Heavy rains which began to lash Dehra Dun on Friday morning submerged houses in various localities and left the streets waterlogged before ceasing on Sunday.
Several important roads were washed out in the 48 hours of rains which broke a 44-year-old record, official sources said. A vital strech of Raipur-Chamba road was also washed away due to heavy floods in the river Song in Dehra Dun. HESCO Gaon, a model village in Shuklapur area, was also hit badly by floods in the river Asan. Authorities have issued an alert to nearby border districts of Muzaffarnagar and Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh after the Ganges crossed the danger level in Haridwar on Saturday inundating a large number of villages in the district and destroying crops.
However, officials in Dehradun said water levels in major rivers including the Ganges have started receding since the rains stopped.
Traffic to Chardham tourist circuit comprising Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines was also affected due to lanslides at a number of places, they said.
Heavy rains lashed Delhi for the second consecutive day bringing the mercury down but with thinner traffic on roads due to the weekend no traffic snarls were reported from anywhere in the national capital.
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