On Monday, a building at Doon Defence College in Dehradun collapsed due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand.
A video of the Doon Defence College building in Dehradun collapsed like a pack of cards. The video is going viral all over social media and the internet.
The college is situated near the Garhwal Himalayas and the Shivalik mountain ranges. Besides IIT and technical studies, the college prepares students for NDA and defence services tests.
The Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday issued a red alert for heavy rains in six districts for the next 24 hours including Dehradun and Nainital.
According to news reports, the college building got washed away by the strong currents of River Bandal. The river was overflowing due to the relentless rains in the state over the past 24 hours. Luckily no casualties have been reported.
More details awaited…
Dehradun Defence College building collapsed:
Thoughts and prayers with people of Himachal and Uttarakhand: a building collapse at the Doon Defence College following incessant rain was captured on cam. Fortunately no one was reported in the building at the time. Landslides in Himachal have claimed 17 lives already. Prayers, Rajdeep Sardesai tweeted.
Thoughts and prayers with people of Himachal and Uttarakhand: a building collapse at the Doon Defence College following incessant rain was captured on cam. Fortunately no one was reported in the building at the time. Landslides in Himachal have claimed 17 lives already. Prayers… pic.twitter.com/6ThBKMs4Dn
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) August 14, 2023
Heavy rainfall in #Uttarakhand defence college building collapse in #Dehradun Maldevta
उत्तराखंड में भारी बारिश के बीच देहरादून के मालदेवता इलाके में #डिफेंस कॉलेज की बिल्डिंग देखते ही देखते नदी में समा गई. pic.twitter.com/0eGpLmJnGu
— Aparna Rangar (@aparna_rangar) August 14, 2023
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