Dehradun: Around eight people went missing and several others were injured in heavy rains at various places in Uttarakhand on Sunday. Several houses in Arakot, Makuri and Tikochi villages were flattened by cloudbursts in Mori block of Uttarkashi district.

The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) in Dehradun informed about eight people going missing in these incidents so far. A woman was also washed away in Dehradun district when her car fell into a seasonal river. State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) teams have been rushed to the affected areas but rescue operations are being hampered by incessant rains.