As heavy rains caused havoc in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar, several vehicles were seen floating amid rising water levels on Saturday.
In videos that have going viral, some vehicles were seen completely submerged as roads are flooded, while the water level of the river Ganga has increased.
#WATCH | Uttarakhand: Vehicles can be seen floating in Haridwar as the water level of river Ganga rises amid heavy rainfall. People are being advised to avoid bathing in the river. pic.twitter.com/XHL0quLW82
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2024
#WATCH | Uttarakhand: Vehicles were seen floating in Haridwar as roads were heavily flooded due to continuous downpour. pic.twitter.com/fOusl1xETz
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2024
Meanwhile, police made an announcement urging people to stay away from the water and the edge of the river as the flow of water could increase anytime.
People are being advised to avoid bathing in the river and not to venture into the river, said a cop while making an announcement.
Some incidents of debris falling have also been reported.
A vehicle is buried under debris on Dugadda Road, 7 km ahead of Kotdwar, reported ANI quoting SDRF.
The SDRF team is on the spot and traffic on both sides has been stopped.
“Debris is continuously falling from the hill,” said the SDRF.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Uttarakhand from June 30 to July 3.
“Isolated very heavy rainfall likely over Uttarakhand,” said the weather department.