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Watch: Heavy rains trigger landslide in Uttarakhand's Mussoorie

Meanwhile, the Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday issued a 24-hour heavy rain alert for a number of places in Uttarakhand, especially those located in the Kumaon region.

DEHRADUN: Incessant rains on Tuesday triggered a major landslide in Uttarakhand’s Mussoorie city. According to a news agency ANI, the landslide occurred near the Picture Palace area. A 22-second video of the incident shared by ANI from its Twitter handle. Another incident of landslide was reported from Kempty fall area of Mussoorie. No causality was reported. Meanwhile, the Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday issued a 24-hour heavy rain alert for a number of places in Uttarakhand, especially those located in the Kumaon region. Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places especially in Pithoragarh, Nainital, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, Dehradun, Haridwar and Pauri districts during the next 24 hours, the MeT office said. Secretary Disaster Management Amit Negi said officials all over the state have been alerted in view of the MeT department warning but the situation is normal so far. On Monday, a woman, identified as Narayani Devi, was killed after being hit by boulders falling from a hillside following a landlside at Madkot in the Munsiyari area of Pithoragarh district. Kishan Ram (35) was swept away by the swirling waters of the Gonmuni river at Harkot in the same area.

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