Uttarakhand rains: death toll stands at 68; 12 hikers found dead

“The bodies of seven hikers have been recovered. Two have been rescued and two are still missing from a group of 11 hikers who had disappeared in Harsil. Five more bodies of hikers were also recovered from another group of 11 hikers who disappeared near the Lamkhaga pass, ”DGP Ashok Kumar told ANI Uttarakhand.

Heavy rains battered Uttarakhand for nearly three days, beginning Sunday night, leading to flooding, landslides, and massive property destruction, especially in the Kumaon Hills. Since then, the rains have subsided. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast dry weather across the state on Saturday.

65 Hikers Rescued Near Bageshwar’s Pindari and Kafni Glaciers

The State Disaster Response Force was able to rescue 65 hikers, including six foreigners, stranded near Bageshwar’s Pindari and Kafni glaciers. Another 23 were also rescued from the Darma Valley of Pithoragarh.

“SDRF teams have rescued 42 tourists, including six foreigners, from Dwali near the Pindari glacier and 23 from the Kafni glacier,” Bageshwar DM Vineet Kumar told PTI.

Uttarakhand: Jawan from the Indian Army rescues a boy and villagers stranded in the floodwaters in Tanakpur, Uttarakhand. (PTI photo)

Some deaths are off the state toll

Aside from the other two members of the Chitkul walk who were reported dead, the death toll in the state also does not include five people who were feared to have died in Bageshwar.

Three days of record rains lead to Rs 2 billion losses in Kumaon

The aggressive rains caused losses of Rs 2 billion in the Kumaon region, Division Commissioner Sushil Kumar told PTI.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Thursday that incessant rains in Uttarakhand caused 7 billion rupees worth of damage across the state.

“The Kumaon division was hit hardest by the off-season rain streak that damaged crops and property worth Rs 2 billion as well as accounting for the highest number of deaths and large-scale home destruction,” said the commissioner of the Kumaon division.

Two members of the trekking team of 11 people were found dead

Two more members of the trekking team of 11 who had disappeared were found dead on Friday. Two members of the team had been rescued alive Thursday. They are injured and are being treated in Harsil and Uttarkashi, an official said. They had disappeared on a trip to Chitkul in Himachal Pradesh via Harsil in Uttarkashi.

Nainital: Stranded tourists being evacuated by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from the landslide affected area of ​​Khairna after heavy rains, in Nainital. (PTI photo)

Uttarakhand CM meets with affected people in the rain-swept village of Dungri in Chamoli

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited Dungri village in Chamoli district on Friday to meet disaster-affected people who lost family members in landslides caused by heavy rains in the state. .

He was accompanied by the Minister of Ourismo, Satpal Maharaj, the Minister of State Disaster Management, Dhan Singh Rawat, and other officials. Dhami crossed the slippery ground with a stick in the supporting hand to make an on-the-spot assessment of losses.

“The affected families will get the full support of the government. They have lost relatives and have young children. We will make sure they get good care, ”Dhami told reporters during a visit to the village.

ATVs, Captive Elephants, Drones Used in Central Corbett Area for Wildlife Safety: Official

ATVs, captive elephants, and drone cameras are being used in the tourist areas of the Corbett Tiger Reserve and other forest roads in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand for the safety of wildlife.

Of the 101.57 km of roads built this month for the upcoming tourist season in the Bijrani and Garjia areas of the tiger reserve, 87.57 km have been razed in the three days of heavy rain in Uttarakhand, deputy director of the Kalyani Negi park said.