Fresh cracks have appeared in houses in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town. As many as nine families have been shifted to relief camps after houses developed cracks after a landslide submerged land in Pagnau village in the Joshimath area.

Some have taken shelter at their relatives’ place, while other families are living in cow sheds and tents in the fields near the village The New Indian Express has reported, citing its sources in the Chamoli district administration.

On Saturday, Joshimath Sub Divisional Magistrate Kumkum Joshi visited the village and took stock of the situation. “There are 120 families living in Pagnau village, while preparations are being made to relocate 35 families who have come under the ambit of the land disaster,” Joshi told The New Indian Express.

Cracks have also appeared in Devrana village in Pauri district due to torrential rains. As per the report, about 32 families in the village are in danger.

Reportedly, many houses have developed cracks about two feet wide, and many houses have been completely damaged. The villagers have demanded the displacement of the village.

“The motorway of the village has also been badly damaged after the cracks, due to which the village has been cut off from Rishikesh market and block headquarters Yamkeshwar,” local villager Rajendra Dobriyal told The New Indian Express.

The State Meteorological Centre has issued a red alert in the state until August 15 in some districts, particularly in many areas of Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, and Champawat districts.