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Heavy Rains Spark Landslides, Over 80 Roads Blocked Across Uttarakhand
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 23 Aug 2026, 04:37 PM
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Intense rainfall in Uttarakhand has triggered landslides, leading to the blockage of more than 80 roads across the state.
Heavy monsoon showers swept across Uttarakhand on Monday, causing multiple landslides in hilly districts. The geological movement has forced authorities to close over 80 road segments, disrupting traffic between towns and remote villages.
State officials have deployed rescue teams and engineering units to assess the damage and clear the blocked routes. Preliminary reports indicate that the landslides have primarily affected forested stretches and steep slopes, where the soil became unstable under the persistent downpour.
Travelers are advised to avoid non‑essential journeys and to follow updates from the Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority. Local police are directing traffic away from affected corridors and providing alternate routes where possible.
The administration continues to monitor weather forecasts, warning that further rainfall could aggravate the situation and trigger additional landslides in vulnerable zones.
State officials have deployed rescue teams and engineering units to assess the damage and clear the blocked routes. Preliminary reports indicate that the landslides have primarily affected forested stretches and steep slopes, where the soil became unstable under the persistent downpour.
Travelers are advised to avoid non‑essential journeys and to follow updates from the Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority. Local police are directing traffic away from affected corridors and providing alternate routes where possible.
The administration continues to monitor weather forecasts, warning that further rainfall could aggravate the situation and trigger additional landslides in vulnerable zones.