Dehradun: A woman from Gujarat was killed while two people went missing in separate rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand on Thursday, officials said.
In Rudraprayag district, a girl from Gujarat’s Surat was killed and a youth from Bihar was injured in landslide in Morani area Three bike-borne people fell into Malan River when a bridge, connecting Kotdwar to Bhabar in Pauri district, collapsed amid heavy rains.
While Prashant Dabral (32) is missing, two others were injured in the accident. A search operation is on to trace him, police said.
In Tehri district, while crossing a drain near Nandgaon on Tehri-Ghansali road, two ‘kanwariyas’ riding a motorcycle were hit by a landslide.
The police said one of the kanwariya is safe but the other is missing and efforts are on to trace him.
In another incident, a landslide at Bhatwadisain near Gaurikund buried a car under its debris, injuring its driver, Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar said.
In the last 24 hours, four persons were also injured in landslide incidents in the state.
The main Malan bridge connecting Kotdwar with Bhabhar region in Pauri Garhwal district had collapsed on Wednesday night, resulting in long queues of vehicles stranded on both sides of the road.
According to a police official, the main Malan Bridge that connects Kotdwar with the Bhabhar region caved in resulting in extensive damage and stalling of the traffic from both sides.
PTI