More than 650 hectares of Uttarakhand land in grip of forest fires
Though no loss of life has been reported so far, officials say with the rise in mercury level the blaze is going out of control.
Three people including a pregnant woman were killed and many others are feared trapped after a building collapsed in Chukkuwala area of Dehradun in Uttarakhand, early on Wednesday, news agency ANI reported.
Director General (DG), National Disaster Response Force, Satya Narayan Pradhan said that three people were rescued from under the wreckage.
He tweeted, “TEAM NDRF INDIA from RRC D’Dun rushed to building collapse site at Chhukhuwala, Dehradun (UKD) & did search & rescue ops with local SDRF. 3 rescued alive. 3 dead bodies retrieved. Ops on”
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#Dehradun #BuildingCollapse #TEAMNDRFINDIA from RRC D’Dun rushed to building collapse site at Chhukhuwala, Dehradun (UKD) & did search & rescue ops with local SDRF. 3 rescued alive. 3 dead bodies retrieved. Ops on@HMOIndia @BhallaAjay26 @PIBHomeAffairs @ANI @PIBDehradun pic.twitter.com/6HeS8EZHYj
— ѕαtчα prαdhαnसत्य नारायण प्रधान ସତ୍ଯପ୍ରଧାନ-DG NDRF (@satyaprad1) July 15, 2020
The State Disaster Response Force and the NDRF teams are present at the site and the rescue and relief operation is underway.
The injured have been shifted to nearby local hospital.
Further details are awaited.
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