India News | U'khand: Woman Injured, Nearly Dozen Vehicles Buried Under Debris After Heavy Showers
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A woman was injured and nearly a dozen vehicles were buried under slush that entered a village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district following heavy rains early on Monday, officials said.
Gopeshwar, Sep 20 (PTI) A woman was injured and nearly a dozen vehicles were buried under slush that entered a village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district following heavy rains early on Monday, officials said.
Six four wheelers and five two-wheelers were buried under the debris in Panti village near Narayanbagad following heavy showers, while a woman sustained minor injuries when mud gushed into tenements of labourers who were engaged in national highway construction in the area, District Disaster Management Officer NK Joshi said.
The 20-year-old woman is of Nepali origin. She belonged to one of the 18 families of labourers living in huts near Karnaprayag-Gwaldam national highway, he said.
Slush entered the village after Panti stream was flooded by heavy rains.
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Rescue work is under way in the affected area that is located between Narayanbagad and Tharali, he said.
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