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9 tourists killed as vehicle is swept away in Uttarakhand’s Dhela river

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Nine tourists drowned this morning as their vehicle fell into the Dhela river in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar and was swept away by its strong current, the police said.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> Uttarakhand | 9 died, 1 girl rescued alive and about 5 trapped after a car washed away in Dhela river of Ramanagar amid heavy flow of water induced by rains early this morning, confirms Anand Bharan, DIG, Kumaon Range <a href="https://t.co/Dxd27Di5mv">pic.twitter.com/Dxd27Di5mv</a></p>
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/1545245049432117248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The tourists were staying at a resort in Dhela and were on their way back home to Patiala in Punjab.</p>
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While four bodies have been recovered, five are still trapped in the vehicle, they said.</p>
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A 22-year-old woman identified as Nazia was rescued alive from the vehicle. She has been sent to the Ramnagar hospital.</p>

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