Uttarakhand: 47 dead in rain-related incidents, IMD predicts drier days

Forty-two more people were reported killed in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region on Tuesday as several houses collapsed following incessant downpour, taking the toll due to rain-related incidents in the state to 47.

The connectivity to Nainital was restored in the evening after hours of struggle amid inclement weather, officials said.

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Twenty-eight people were killed in Nainital district, six each in Almora and Champawat, and one each in Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar districts, the official said.

The NDRF has deployed a total of 15 teams across the state and has managed to rescue over 300 people from flood-affected areas. Three IAF choppers arrived in the state to assist with rescue operations, two of which were deployed in Nainital.

The IMD however has predicted fairer weather for the hill state. It expects the intense rainfall activity to shift eastwards to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, and most parts of northeastern region from Wednesday.