Monsoon rain widens cracks in Joshimath, five families shifted to relief camps

Widening cracks in subsidence-hit Joshimath during the monsoon prompted authorities to shift five families to relief camps. Admitting that land-subsidence in areas declared unsafe earlier this year seems to have been aggravated during the monsoon, Chamoli's Disaster Management Officer NK Joshi said five families were shifted from Sunil ward to relief camps two days ago.

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