Cloudburst in Uttarakhand; no casualties reported


Yesterday around 5pm, the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand was hit by a sudden cloudburst which resulted in massive damages to over a dozen of shops and buildings at Devprayag Market. Fortunately no casualties were reported.
  • "The cloudburst was reported at 5pm today. Around 12-13 shops and several other properties have been damaged. Since most of this shops were closed due to lockdown, no casualty has been reported yet. Water level is on the rise here. Rescue operation is underway" said SHO of Devprayag.
Few months ago, the state had witnessed a major disaster as several people were left missing after a glacier outbreak in the Chamoli district.

Here is the video of the outburst which soon went trending on social media-



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