Tourists at one of India’s most popular hill stations Nainital had to trek their way to safety on Tuesday after heavy rains in the region caused landslides blocking the connectivity to the place. A video released by NDRF President Satya Narayan shows men women and children walking with their belongings on the hillside to get away from the landslide ravaged land.

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Here’s the video!!

The visuals this morning showed men, women and children being evacuated by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as they walk with their belongings and luggage on a hillside ravaged by three-day rain that caused rockfalls and landslides, cutting off roads in Nainital. 

The images released by the NDRF shows the force officials briefing and guiding the tourists to trek and walk safely to reach the safety camps.

Other images in the Twitter handle shows NDRF officials distributing food and other essentials to stranded tourists. Some images also show the force setting up rescue camps for the people evacuated.

Fifteen NDRF teams helped tourists out of Nainital as the picturesque lake town turned into a nightmare because of the continuous downpour.

Uttarakhand reported at least 42 rain-related deaths on Tuesday with many people still trapped under the rubble after landslides, while Uttar Pradesh witnessed four fatalities, even as a heavy downpour in Kerala filled several dams to the brim and multiple districts were on alert, reported PTI.

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In view of the incessant rains, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reiterated his appeal to Chardham yatris to stay where they are and not to resume their journeys before the weather improved.

Of the 42 fresh deaths, 28 people were killed in Nainital district, six each in Almora and Champawat and one each in Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar districts, the official said.

The connectivity to Nainital was restored in the evening after hours of struggle amid inclement weather, officials said.