Dehradun, Aug 20 (PTI) A 46-year-old woman died after a tree uprooted by heavy rains fell on her in Uttarakhand's Almora district on Thursday, officials said.

The incident took place in Dadholi village of the district, the State Emergency Operation Centre here said.

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The woman has been identified as Vimla Negi, it said.

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