Uttarakhand rain: 2 die as house collapses; state-wide death toll rises to 64

According to SDRF, there were 7 people in the house, of which 4 were buried under the rubble. The teams rescued 3 people by cutting the concrete roofs and sent them to Joshimath CHC for treatment. While one body was recovered from the spot, another person died during treatment.

The state information department said that two victims with serious injuries have been referred to a higher centre Wednesday morning by Heli Ambulance.

In another incident, a bridge connecting the footpath in Goundar village and some part of the road in the Madmaheshwar valley washed away on Monday, leaving several passengers stranded. An SDRF rescue team reached the spot in extreme conditions and found that about 200 meters of the road had collapsed due to damage to the pool amid heavy rain. Over 50 people were trapped on the other side, who were rescued on Tuesday by the SDRF.

According to data provided by the State Emergency Operation Center, a total of 64 people have died in rain-related disasters since June 15. In addition to this, 41 people have been injured and 24 are still missing. Over 41 houses have fully collapsed, 130 are several damaged, and 1207 are partially damaged.