Landslides Hit Uttarkashi, India
- 14 years ago
On Sunday, heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides in Uttarkashi, a town in India’s Uttarakhand state.
Homes were damaged by landslides and soil erosion, leaving people homeless. They are now lying on roads, without food or shelter.
[Preeti Arora, Local]:
“There is no facility available for us. We are lying on the road with our belongings…nobody has come to help us. We are lying on the road.”
Officials say the state government is trying to help people as much as they can.
[Radhika Jha, Rehabilitation Director & District Magistrate]:
"The state government and the chief minister are trying to help rehabilitate people, as the rain this year has caused a lot of damage. We are also requesting a new package to help rehabilitate people."
Floodwaters have completely inundated several villages, forcing locals to leave their belongings behind and take refuge in temporary shelters.
Homes were damaged by landslides and soil erosion, leaving people homeless. They are now lying on roads, without food or shelter.
[Preeti Arora, Local]:
“There is no facility available for us. We are lying on the road with our belongings…nobody has come to help us. We are lying on the road.”
Officials say the state government is trying to help people as much as they can.
[Radhika Jha, Rehabilitation Director & District Magistrate]:
"The state government and the chief minister are trying to help rehabilitate people, as the rain this year has caused a lot of damage. We are also requesting a new package to help rehabilitate people."
Floodwaters have completely inundated several villages, forcing locals to leave their belongings behind and take refuge in temporary shelters.