At least eight people were missing and sever𒁏ꩵal others injured on Sunday in heavy rains at various places in Uttarakhand, officials said.
Cloudbursts in Mori block of Uttarkashi district wreaked havoc in several villages flattening several houses in Arakot, Ma⛦kuri and Tikochi villages.
Eight people are reported to have gone missing in these incidents so fa🎐r, the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) here ⛎said.
A woman was also washed awa🅰y ꧙in Dehradun district when her car fell into a seasonal river, they said.
State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) teams have been rushed to th♊e affected areas but rescue oper🌌ations are being hampered by incessant rains, the SEOC said.
Uttarkashi District Magistrate Ashish Chauhan is monitoring the situation while senior administrative and police♛ officꦇials have left for the rain-hit villages.
Chardham Yatra routes are also blocked by debris of landslidesಞ at various points affecting the yatra partially, the SEOC said.
The Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway wa🐼s blocked at Lambagad and Tangri, the Kedarnath highway at Banswada and Jamu Nursery, Gangotri NH at Harshil, Badeti and Helgugad and Yamunotri Highway at Dabarkot, they said.
Landslide on the Kailash-Mansarovar route has also affected the pilgrimage 🐟with devotees being moved to safer places, the SEOC said.
