Three people were killed and around 22 went missing as heavy rains lashed Uttarakhand on Sunday, razing houses to ground and uprooting trees in the state.
Cloudbursts in Mori block of Uttarkashi district late on Saturday night flooded the tributaries of the Yamuna river which wreaked havoc in Arakot, Sanel, Makudi and Tikochi villages, flattening a number of houses.
One woman was killed in Makudi village of the district, while seven went missing as a dozen houses were flattened in the hamlet.
Another body was recovered in Sanel, where five people went missing. Ten more persons were reported missing in Arakot village, according to the state Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) here.
The third death was reported from Rakhwan village of Tehri district, where a tree fell on a woman killing her on the spot, it said.
Efforts were made to reach the rain-affected areas by helicopters but it could not be possible due to bad weather with heavy rains lashing the region, State Disaster Managementr Secretary S Murugesan said.
Uttarkashi District Magistrate Ashish Chauhan said he has sought the help of the district magistrates of Dehradun and Shimla, the capital of neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, in rescue operations.