U'khand: 4 dead in torrential rains, landslides blocked many highways

Four people died and two others were missing as heavy rains lashed Uttarakhand, especially the Kumaon region, while 478 roads, including national highways, were blocked due to landslides at various places.

According to the information received from the State Emergency Operations Centre, Haldwani in Kumaon region received 337 mm rainfall, Nainital 248 mm, Champawat 180 mm, Chorgalia 149 mm and Rudrapur 127 mm during the 24-hour period till 8.30 am Saturday.

A woman, identified as Devki Devi Upadhyaya (75), died when heavy rain caused a part of residential building to collapse, burying her under the debris near the Buddha temple in Gankot village on Friday.

In another incident in Pithoragarh's Gankot, 22-yearold Vipin Kumar was killed in a landslide.