In Pics | Devastating scenes caused from cloudburst in Uttarakhand

Devastating scenes show the destruction caused by cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Devprayag.(Image Credit: PTI Photos)

A cloudburst hit Devprayag in Tehri district of Uttarakhand on May 11.

The cloudburst occurred over the Shanta river, causing inundation of areas along its banks with a huge amount of slush containing boulders, SHO of the Devprayag police station Mahipal Singh Rawat said.

It razed two municipal buildings to the ground, and damaged several shops.

The cloudburst also damaged pedestrian bridges, water pipelines and electricity supply lines.

Two municipality buildings, including the multi-purpose Nagar Palika Bhawan, caved in after being hit by the rubble brought down by the cloudburst.

However, there was no loss of life as people were alert and had moved to safe locations like the bus stand and police station premises.

Rescue and relief operation operations underway after several shops and houses were damaged because of the cloudburst.