Tragic Rains: Two Swept Away in Uttarakhand

Two individuals, including a child, were washed away in swollen rivers due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand. Separate incidents saw a 10-year-old swept away in Nainital and a man drowned in the Ganga River in Rishikesh. Search operations and emergency services were promptly deployed.

Two people, including a child, were washed away in rivers swollen by heavy rains in Uttarakhand on Sunday.

The state was battered by heavy rains on Sunday. A massive landslide at Bhimbali in Rudraprayag briefly stopped the flow of the Mandakini River, officials said.

In Nainital district, a 10-year-old child was swept away in the Gaula River in the Rajpura area of ​​Haldwani around 1 pm, according to the State Emergency Operations Centre.

Police and disaster management teams rushed to the spot and launched a search operation. The body of the child, named Amarjeet, was retrieved near Aanvalgate, officials confirmed.

In another incident, a person was swept away in the Ganga River at Lakadghat Shyampur in Rishikesh. The State Disaster Response Force identified the deceased as 40-year-old Devendra Kumar Jagpal, who had gone for a swim with friends.