Uttarakhand: Due to heavy rain several houses submerged in water in Rudrapur; Rescue operation underway

Udham Singh Nagar: Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Thursday rescued several people trapped in their houses at Kashipur area in Rudrapur, which have been submerged in waters due to the heavy rain.

"Today, SDRF team was informed by District Disaster Management, Rudrapur that due to excessive waterlogging in Kashipur area many houses have been flooded in which many people are trapped for whose rescue SDRF is needed," said officials said. 

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Meanwhile, heavy rains caused severe waterlogging in the Dhalwala and Khara areas of Rishikesh on Wednesday night. Many houses have been submerged in water as the water level in the Rishikesh saline source rose, said officials.

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was called into action to rescue people who were trapped in their houses which have been submerged in waters in Dhalwala and Khara. (with Agency inputs)
 

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