Injured woman rescued by helicopter in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district

An injured woman from the Bangapani village was rescued by a helicopter on Wednesday after various villages suffered due to a cloudburst in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.

An injured woman from the Bangap village was rescued by a helicopter on Wednesday after various villages suffered due to a cloudburst in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.

She was rushed to a community health centre in Dharchula tehsil for treatment, the district administration said.

Meanwhile, several people are in the grip of the floods-like situation in the state.

On being asked about the cause, l Kumar, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Dharchula told , "A Border Roads Orgsation (BRO) bridge broke after a cloudburst over the district. This has resulted in the road blockage."

"Due to this, various villages have been cut off from the basic amenities," Kumar said.

A rescue operation is underway and we are supplying food to such villages by helicopter," he added.

( With inputs from ANI )