By Admin 
Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Half a dozen houses were hit by debris in the Kuntari ward of Nandanagar Nagar Panchayat on Wednesday night, in which ten people were reported missing. Among them, 8 people have gone missing in Kuntari Laga Pali and 2 in Dhurma.
According to Chamoli District Disaster Management Center, two people have been rescued safely in this incident. NDRF and SDRF teams have reached the spot for relief and rescue operations. People have been asked to take shelter in safe places.
Trading face of landslides
According to information received from Chamoli District Disaster Management Center, this incident in Kuntari ward of Nandanagar stems from landslides due to heavy rains. Many houses were badly damaged due to debris and the lives of families were in crisis.
The CMO has sent a medical team with three 108 ambulances on the spot. The administration has intensified relief and rescue operations at the scene. Efforts are being made on a war footing to save the people trapped in the debris.
Relief teams are engaged day and night in search of missing people. Even a fortnight ago, about 16 houses had come under danger due to the land and deep cracks in the same ward. At that time 64 people were safely evacuated and transferred to relief camps.
List of missing people in accident
According to the information, Kunwar Singh (42 years) son Balwant Singh, Kanta Devi, wife Kunwar Singh (38), Vikas and Vishal son Kunwar Singh (10 years), Narendra Singh son Kutal Singh (40), Jagdamba Prasad son Khyali Ram (70), Bhagi Devi wife Jagdamba Prasad (65) are missing.
2 people are reported missing in village Dhurma of Tehsil Ghat Nandanagar. These include the names of Guman Singh son Chandra Singh (age 75) and Mamta Devi wife Vikram Singh (age 38).
River flood havoc in Mokh Valley
The flood of Mokh river in Dhurma village in Mokh Valley of Nandanagar has also wreaked havoc. Half a dozen houses were completely ruined due to flood debris. The local administration has issued an alert in the affected areas and has intensified the work of transferring people to safe places.
Relief work fast, Administration alert
The district administration has given instructions to provide immediate relief material for the affected families. NDRF and SDRF teams are conducting rescue operations in landslide affected areas. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert for heavy rain for the next few days in many districts of Uttarakhand including Chamoli, which has caused a risk of landslides and floods.