India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
Dehradun, May 5: Heavy rains in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand caused a surge in the Rishiganga river as panic-stricken people in nearby villages left their houses and took refuge in caves to spend the night.
With the horrifying images of the February 7 flashfloods in Rishiganga following an avalanche still playing in their minds, residents of Raini and Jugju villages downstream of the river rushed to nearby forests to take refuge in caves where they spent the night with the help of lanterns on Tuesday.
Chamoli”s District Disaster Management Officer N K Joshi said NDRF teams have been sent to the villages to help residents.
An alert has also been sounded for people living in the river valley, he said.
The official, however, said the water level in Rishiganga came down and became…