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Uttarakhand flash floods highlights: 4 dead, around 100 missing, including army jawans
Uttarkashi news highlights: At least four people have died, while several others are missing in the tragedy that struck Dharali. Home minister Amit Shah spoke to Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to take stock of the situation.
- 10:33 PM IST, Aug 5Around 100 people missing, says Union MoS Defence
- 10:31 PM IST, Aug 52 Army personnel recovered, 9 still feared missing
- 9:41 PM IST, Aug 5130 people rescued so far, says report
- 8:16 PM IST, Aug 58-10 Indian Army soldiers reported missing in lower Harsil
- 7:59 PM IST, Aug 5Uttarakhand govt deploys three IAS officers in district till further orders
- 7:34 PM IST, Aug 5CM Dhami arrives at State Disaster Operations Centre
- 7:21 PM IST, Aug 5Army has rescued 20 people so far
- 6:50 PM IST, Aug 5Risk of flash floods near Bhagirathi river area, police advise residents to evacuate | LIVE
- 6:28 PM IST, Aug 5It is probably not cloudburst, says meteorologist Gufran-Ullah Beig
- 6:01 PM IST, Aug 5Extremely tragic and heart-wrenching, says Yogi Adityanath
- 5:54 PM IST, Aug 5When does a cloudburst happen? Expert explains
- 5:42 PM IST, Aug 5Chilling visuals of people stuck in mudslide surface
- 5:36 PM IST, Aug 5No reports of loss of life or property from Sukhi Top, says Commissioner
- 5:31 PM IST, Aug 5IMD issues red alert in Uttarakhand
- 4:37 PM IST, Aug 5Another cloudburst hits near Sukhi
- 4:24 PM IST, Aug 5PM Modi dials CM Dhami, expresses condolences
- 4:23 PM IST, Aug 515-20 people successfully evacuated so far, says Army
- 4:02 PM IST, Aug 5Army says its personnel reached site within 10 minutes
- 3:54 PM IST, Aug 5At least 4 people killed in flash floods
- 3:52 PM IST, Aug 5Nearly 3 ITBP teams, 4 NDRF teams dispatched to site, says Amit Shah
- 3:45 PM IST, Aug 5Possibility of loss of life & property, says Principal Secy to CM
- 3:40 PM IST, Aug 53 NDRF teams dispatched to Uttarkashi, another 2 ready for airlift
- 3:36 PM IST, Aug 5Amit Shah dials CM Dhami
- 3:31 PM IST, Aug 5Situation being closely monitored, says CM Dhami; expresses concern
- 3:30 PM IST, Aug 5Army's Ibex Brigade troops engaged in rescue ops
- 3:27 PM IST, Aug 5SDRF, Army, rescue teams on site
- 3:15 PM IST, Aug 5Massive cloud burst triggers raging waters to sweep away villages, houses
Uttarkashi news highlights: At least four people have died and several more are missing after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the Dharali area of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand on Tuesday. The torrent swept away houses, hotels and homestays in the village, which lies along the route to the Gangotri pilgrimage site.
...Read MoreEmergency teams from the police, army, and disaster response forces, including the NDRF and SDRF, have been deployed to the area. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has also sent a 16-member team, with more personnel on standby.
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Local officials said that numerous buildings have been damaged or completely washed away. A villager told the Press Trust of India that as many as 20 to 25 hotels and guesthouses may have been lost.
Uttarakhand’s chief minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, called the destruction “extremely sad and distressing” and said he was in constant touch with senior officials. “Relief and rescue operations are being carried out on a war footing,” he posted on social media.
Uttarkashi cloudburst | What we know
- A massive cloudburst took place in the catchment area of Kheer Ganga in Uttarkashi's Dharali, triggering flash floods in the region.
- The raging waters have damaged and swept away several houses, hotels and homestays.
- Officials said that at least four people have died in the flash floods, news agency PTI reported.
- NDRF said that 3 of its teams have been dispatched to the cloudburst site, while two other teams are ready for airlift at Shastradhar airstrip.
- Meanwhile, ITBP said that a 16-member team from its force has arrived at the cloudburst to help with rescue operations. It added that another team from its 12th Battalion has also been rushed from Matli.
