Rubble falling from hillsides has blocked Rishikesh-Badrinath highway besides 33 other rural motor roads in Chamoli district. Four houses have been fully damaged in Pithoragarh district and 12 partially. A total of 13 people sustained injuries in the incidents out of which three who suffered serious injuries have been brought to Pithoragarh district hospital for treatment. Also read:Uttarakhand: 30 feared dead in cloudburst; Chamoli, Pithoragarh worst hitHeavy rains across India: Uttarakhand worst hit with 34 dead, IMD warns of next 72 hoursPM expresses grief over deaths in Uttarakhand cloudburst "While nine bodies were recovered from Pithoragarh district late last night, three more were pulled out from the debris this morning," said Additional Secretary Disaster Management C Ravishankar.

Source: India Today July 02, 2016 17:03 UTC