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Bhagat Singh Kandhari witness of Uttarakhand flood disaster. " My name is Bhagat Singh Kandhari". He says " I had 2 homes here, both had 6 rooms, 2 bathrooms and 2 kitchens. Initially because of the high flow of river, around 11:30 AM the bridge got totally damaged. We did not give much attention to it as for some reason it might have been swept away but it did develop a fear in our minds.The water kept on coming but we never thought that the water level will rise to such an extent. At 9:30 PM a dreadful amount of water came our way. In a state of panic we could not take our belongings from our shop and home and just escaped from the area. All I can say that the water took away all my life's earnings. I have no clue as to what the government will do to provide us with relief. They are try
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