Uttarakhand mysterious fever: Contaminated water behind illness that killed nine in Almora villages

Published on : 14 Oct 2025, 12:22 pm

For the past two weeks, residents of the Dhauladevi block in Uttarakhand’s Almora district have been gripped by fear. A sudden outbreak of fever has swept through at least five villages — Devlibagad, Viwadi, Dhuratak, Mala and Kheti — killing nine people and leaving more than 50 seriously ill.

What began as a bout of fever, initially dismissed as the result of changing weather, soon turned deadly. Within days, elderly residents began dying as their condition deteriorated rapidly. “Most of the deceased were between 50 and 70 years old,” said Ganesh Pandey, a resident. “Entire families were falling ill at once, and hospitals are too far away. By the time help arrived, it was too late.”

Bacterial contamination confirmed

Once the deaths drew the att