3 of family killed as landslide debris hits house amid heavy rain in Almora | Dehradun News

The victims were identified as Prema Devi (41), wife of Rajendra Ram, her son Manish (17) and daughter Kalpana (19).

By: Yogesh NagarkotiBAGESHWAR: Three members of a family were killed when debris from a hillside crashed into their house amid heavy rain in Udyuda village of Hawalbagh, Almora, on Tuesday morning.The victims were identified as Prema Devi (41), wife of Rajendra Ram, her son Manish (17) and daughter Kalpana (19).The incident occurred after intense rainfall in Almora region since Monday night.The debris swept into the house and trapped the three family members.Teams from the disaster management department, fire and State Disaster Response Force reached the site after receiving information and launched a rescue operation.The victims were pulled from the debris but had died by then.