No less than two individuals were killed while five others are dreaded covered under the flotsam and jetsam because of an avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh region on Monday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Monday.
Taking to Twitter, Dhami said that the specialists have been coordinated to assist the salvage mission.
पिथौरागढ़ जनपद के जुम्मा गांव के पास भूस्खलन की वजह से 2 लोगों की दुखद मौत एवं 5 अन्य की मलबे में दबे होने की खबर है।
इस विषय में जिलाधिकारी से बात कर रेस्क्यू मिशन तेज करने का निर्देश दिया है। मैं वहां फंसे लोगों की सलामती के लिए ईश्वर से प्रार्थना करता हूँ।— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) August 30, 2021
Pithoragarh region has been getting unending precipitation for the last 4-5 days, prompting a few occurrences of avalanches. A 23-year-elderly person disappeared last week in Joshi town of Dharchula sub-division of Pithoragarh on Thursday.
On Saturday, the Indian Meteorological Department gave a yellow alarm in the Nainital, Bageshwar, and Pithoragarh regions of Uttarakhand for August 29-30, guaging substantial precipitation around there.
