2 missing as heavy rain triggers cloudburst in Dehradun, washes away cars and shops

New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed Dehradun triggering a cloudburst in the wee hours of Tuesday, destroying houses and washing away cars and shops. According to the initial reports, two people have went missing. The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert warning for Dehradun and Tehri Garhwal till 9 am.

Scary visuals from Dehradun show Tamsa river in spate and Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple inundated after heavy rainfall. As per the temple priest Acharya Bipin Joshi, the river started flowing heavily since around 5 am, following which, the entire temple premises were submerged.

“This kind of situation had not taken place in a very long time… Losses have been incurred at various places… People should avoid going near rivers at this time… The sanctum sanctorum of the temple is safe… No human loss has been reported as of now,” news agency ANI quoted Joshi as saying.