North India reels under floods
August 20, 2019 10:07
Updates on the floods in north India:
-- Uttarakhand: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is conducting a search and rescue operation in Tikochi and Arakot in Uttarkashi district on the banks of river Tons, following cloudburst in the area. One body recovered, 4 vehicles feared trapped under debris. (Pictured alongside)
-- An Indian Air Force chopper has taken off from Jollygrant for Mori block in Uttarkashi carrying food material.
-- In Himachal Pradesh: National Highway 3 (Manali-Leh) is blocked after a landslide occurred in Marhi near Rohtang, Kullu district. An oil tanker got stuck under a boulder following the landslide.