2 kids die in wall collapse following heavy rain in Uttarakhand

“On Sunday morning, Tehri District Disaster Management Officer (DDMO) informed that a house has been damaged due to debris coming from Maroda Bridge, Saklana Patti, in which a boy and a girl are buried. Teams of the SDRF were asked to reach the spot in view of a search and rescue operation on the possibility of a cloudburst over Saklana Patti,” reads a statement issued by the SDRF.

“On the said information, the SDRF team from Post Sahasradhara left for the immediate spot along with Head Constable Sushil Kumar. In the said incident, the wall behind the house of one Praveen Das collapsed due to rain in the night in the village Maroda of Tehsil Dhanaulti, in which his two children were buried. Revenue and police officials rescued the children and rushed them to the primary Health Centre in Satyo, where they were declared brought dead by the doctors,” the SDRF statement adds.

The deceased have been identified as Sneha, 12, and her brother Ranveer, 10.

Uttarakhand is experiencing relentless rainfall, causing significant disruptions to everyday life. Reports of landslides in multiple areas have also surfaced. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rain later this week.