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Students survive scare as wind blows off school roof in Almora

The school students of a government school in Almora district of Uttarakhand, had to face a scary moments, when high…

Students survive scare as wind blows off school roof in Almora

The damaged school building at Dyunathal in Almora (PHOTO: SNS)

The school students of a government school in Almora district of Uttarakhand, had to face a scary moments, when high speed wind blew off roof of their school building on Saturday. The alarming situation forced the students to rush out of the damaged building and in the process over half a dozen students and two teachers suffered minor injuries.

Dyunathal is located abut 45 Kms from Almora district headquarters. This remote village witnessed high-speed wind creating terror in the locality on Saturday. The 350 odd students, enrolled in the Government Inter College of Dyunathal, had to rush out to save their lives as the school building's roof got ripped off in the high speed wind.

Laxman Singh, principal of GIC Dyunathal, said, “The incident took place at about 8.30 am. High speed wind damaged the roof of the school. Two teachers and seven students suffered minor injuries in the process of rushing out of the building.”

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The injured students and teachers were provided first aid at the Primary Health Care centre in the village. The incident created panic in the area and parents rushed to the incident site. Villagers are thanking their star that none of the student suffered major injuries.

The construction work of the double story school building got completed few months back. Most of the students managed to come out unharmed as the wall of the building remain intact. 

The Meteorological Department’s forecast about high speed wind and rainfall taking place in Uttarakhand proved correct. Many placed in the hill state received rainfall on Saturday, to provide the local residents some relief from the scorching heat.

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