IMD says next two days are crucial for Uttarakhand

Dehradun: The metrological department have predicted heavy downpour in the next two days in northern part of the country, including Uttarakhand.

The hilly state has been devastated by landslides triggered by cloudburst.

"The southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of west Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, most parts of Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and Punjab and some parts of east Rajasthan," an official release said.

A number of 17 people have been killed in Uttarakhand and 15 others are missing after the cloudbursts on Fridaymorning in Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts, chief minister Harish Rawat said on Saturday.

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