PITHORAGAH: Five persons were killed and nine others were feared dead in landslides following heavy rains at Baram village in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district on Thursday morning.
The landslides occurred following heavy rains in the area that swept away three houses perched on the peaks of Baram area, burying 14 of them in the debris, Superintendent of Police, Pithoragarh, Puran Singh Rawat said.
The village, which is situated near Gori river, comes under the high seismic zone where landslides are common.
Five bodies have been retrieved so far. Chief Minister B C Khanduri has expressed concern over the incident and asked district authorities to speed up the rescue work in the area.
Landslides have wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand during the past one month and have left nearly 75 people dead.
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