PM expresses grief over loss of lives in Uttarakhand rains

PTI Updated - August 16, 2014 at 12:49 PM.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed grief over the loss of lives due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand.

Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in Pauri and other districts of Uttarakhand killing 24 people in separate incidents of cloudburst, house collapse and landslides since yesterday.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand and extends his condolences to families of the deceased,” said a government statement.

Published on August 16, 2014 07:14