2 trapped after cloud burst in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh

New Delhi, July 27: Two persons have been trapped and five to six houses were damaged following a cloud burst in a village in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, news agency ANI reported on Monday.

According to the news agency, the SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund) team is currently present at the spot.

Two persons feared trapped under the debris, after two houses collapsed following a cloudburst in Jhula village of Pithoragarh district, says Dr V K Jogdanger, District Magistrate, Pithoragarh.

"A rescue team is present on the spot," Pithoragarh's district magistrate was quoted as saying by ANI.