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The cloudburst has also caused widespread devastation. Rescue teams fear the toll could rise as several people remain missing.

The Indian Army is also using sniffer dogs and thermal scanners to look for nine jawans who went missing after the cloudburst and are believed to be trapped in the mud at the Harshil Army Camp.

The biggest challenge for rescuers is to locate those possibly trapped under debris, some buried 40–50 feet above what was once Dharali village and its bustling market. With route connectivity broken, ...

Chashoti: A massive cloudburst struck the Chashoti area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, leaving at ...

Dharali village in Uttarakhand was devastated by six consecutive flash floods that destroyed infrastructure, cut off ...

A cloudburst caused flash floods in Kishtwar district, washing away a community kitchen shed. Officials fear casualties, though confirmation is pending. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar issued a ...

DEHRADUN: A devastating cloudburst in Dharali, Uttarkashi, which has left 68 people missing and feared buried under a torrent ...

Locals say nearly 100 people have been missing since the flash flood.

Earlier on Tuesday, authorities continued air operations to rescue the stranded people in the areas of Dharali and Harsil in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, where flash floods hit on August 5, ...