 "Cloudburst in Uttarakhand, heavy rain")
After battling forest fires for over a week, Uttarakhand is now experiencing heavy rainfall and cloudburst. Adding to the woes of the state, the ever-changing weather of Uttarakhand once again caused of destruction on Friday. In places like Uttarkashi, Pauri, Tehri and Balakot, there have been reports of cloudbursts. Even in places like Pithoragarh and Betalghat, debris entered houses and shops of the people residing there. There are about a dozen shops and houses reduced to rubble.
The team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has left for relief work. The Meteorological Department has issued Orange Alert in Uttarakhand.
