A massive piece of land falls due to heavy rainfall.
Uttarakhand`s Joshimath area witnessed a downfall of a massive mountain due to heavy rainfall in the region on Friday morning. Since the area was vacant at the time, no casualties are reported so far. Several reports of landslides and floods are surfacing from Uttarakhand amid incessant rains in the state.
#WATCH | Uttarakhand: A landslide occurred near the motorway, close to Joshimath-Badrinath National Highway, that connects Thaing village in Chamoli district. Visual from last evening. pic.twitter.com/o9AodVKwvG
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Apart from Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh is also experiencing heavy rainfall. Residents from both states have been facing the wrath of flash floods and landslides for some time now.
A woman died and five people were injured on Thursday when a house collapsed in Almora district, while a man drowned in the Shakti canal here amid incessant rainfall in various parts of Uttarakhand.
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