Dehradun | Jagran News Desk: At least two people lost their lives while several others went missing after three houses collapsed on Sunday night at the Jumma village in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh due to heavy rains in the district, said Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, adding that he has asked the district magistrate (DM) to intensify the rescue operations.
Local officials have said that two bodies have been discovered so far while five people are feared trapped inside the rubble. They said that a rescue operation is underway while adding that teams of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have been sent to Pithoragarh.
“We are holding an emergency meeting on how to tackle the situation. More information will be available after the meeting,” news agency PTI quoted Pithoragarh DM Ashish Chauhan as saying. “Relief materials are also being sent”.
Bureau Report
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