2 trapped as house collapses in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh due to heavy rain

The incident occurred at Dhamigaon village in Bangapani-sub division, which had witnessed a cloudburst recently that killed 12 persons in Gaila and Tanga villages.

Two persons were trapped in debris when their houses collapsed over them early on Monday morning following torrential rains in Bangapani sub-division of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district.

Nainital's Mall Road was filled with debris after a sudden burst of heavy rain in the region on July 13, 2020. (HT File Photo)

The incident occurred at Dhamigaon village in Bangapani-sub division, which had witnessed a cloudburst recently that killed 12 persons in Gaila and Tanga villages.

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and revenue police personnel were rushed to the village to launch rescue operations, Pithoragarh District Magistrate VK Jogdande said.