Defence College Building Collapses in Uttarakhand Due To Heavy Rainfall, See Video

A horrific video of a Defence college building collapsing in Uttarakhand's Maldevta has taken the internet by storm. The college building can be seen collapsing as torrential rains pounded the state.

Heavy rainfall has flooded major rivers and their tributaries and caused landslides along the national highways to Badrinath, Kedarnath, and Gangotri shrines.

According to the disaster control room, Alaknanda, Mandakini, and Ganga rivers were flowing above the danger level at Rudraprayag, Shrinagar, and Devprayag. As per reports, the Badrinath National Highway is blocked at a number of places due to landslide debris.

The flood-like situation has also developed along the banks of a dozen rivers including Alaknanda and its tributaries Pindar, Nandakini, and Birhi in the Chamoli district.

The Badrinath National Highway is blocked at a number of places due to landslide debris. There is also information about one person being buried under the debris near Pipalkoti.

Landslides have also caused damage in the Pipalkoti town and surrounding areas on Badrinath National Highway where a few people lost their lives, according to reports. Junior engineer central water commission Sunny Vishnoi informed that River Ganga is flowing at the danger mark in Rishikesh. On Sunday night, 35 mm of rainfall in Rishikesh was recorded.

Heavy rains have also inundated various low-lying areas in Rishikesh, including Chandreshwar Nagar and Sheesham Jhari. The rural areas near Rishikesh have been flooded with the State Disaster Response Force evacuating people to safer places. Bangala Nala, Saung and Suswa rivers are also overflowing in the Rishikesh countryside.