People are suffering due to heavy rains and cloudburst in Uttarakhand. Signs of devastation can be seen everywhere from Tehri to Kedarnath. A large number of devotees are stranded in Kedarnath. Rescue operation is being carried out on the fourth day on Sunday to save and evacuate them safely. So far more than 9 thousand devotees have been evacuated but still more than 1000 people are stranded in the areas of Kedarnath, Gaurikund and Sonprayag. At the same time, there are more than 1000 pilgrims stranded in the area of Kedarnath, Gaurikund and Sonprayag.
882 soldiers engaged in saving people
About 882 relief workers are engaged in rescuing people from the disaster in Kedarnath. Food and water is being provided to the stranded people by the soldiers. Also, as people are being evacuated, they are also being taken to a safe place. If the officials are to be believed, then if the weather remains good, then all the pilgrims and local people will be evacuated safely today. But due to bad weather in the area, rescue work is also becoming difficult.
Army will build a bridge in Sonprayag on Kedarnath Highway
Due to heavy rains and landslides, about 100 meters of road has been blocked here. Due to this, movement on both sides has stopped. Many pilgrims are stuck, whom SDRF is rescuing on foot through an alternative route. So far more than 7 thousand people have been evacuated safely from there. But if this bridge is built, it will help in evacuating people.
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Air Force is helping
The Air Force is also being continuously used to rescue the stranded people. To speed up the air lift, the Air Force’s Chinook and MI 17 helicopters have reached Gauchar on Friday morning. The Air Force issued a statement saying, ‘The Indian Air Force has started the rescue operation from Kedarnath.
What is cloud burst called?
Cloudburst means sudden very heavy rainfall in a limited area in a very short time. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, if 100 mm of rain falls in an hour in an area of 20-30 square kilometers, then it is called cloudburst. In common parlance, sudden heavy rainfall at one place is called cloudburst.
how a cloud bursts
When clouds with high moisture content gather at one place due to increase in temperature, the water droplets mix together and the weight of the droplets increases so much that the density of the cloud increases. Due to this, heavy rain suddenly starts in a limited area. This is called cloud burst.
In terms of cloudburst incidents, two states of the country, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, are considered to be the most sensitive. Cloudbursts have become common during monsoon rains in these two hilly states. According to experts, due to climate change, there is a possibility of a big increase in cloudburst disasters in the coming years. That is, this is just a trailer, nature is warning, if we do not take care now, we will have to lose both life and property.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)