US EditionNorthern India Flash Floods Kill 4 People and Leave Several Others Missing
DHARALI VILLAGE, UTTARKASHI DISTRICT, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, AUG 5 – At least four dead and around 50 missing after a cloudburst-induced landslide and flash floods destroyed homes and hotels in this Himalayan village, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, a cloudburst in Uttarkashi district caused flash floods, killing at least four people and sweeping away around 20 hotels in Dharali village.
- Experts say cloudbursts have increased in Uttarakhand’s Himalayan region in recent years due to climate change and unplanned development.
- Uttarkashi Police said `rescue operations at the site` after floodwaters inundated homes, swept away roads, and destroyed about a dozen hotels and several shops.
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said rescue agencies were working on a war footing as teams from the army and disaster response forces reached the area to aid relief efforts.
- The Meteorological Department warned of heavy rainfall in hilly areas, with forecasts of more rains in the coming days, as India’s weather agency issues alerts.
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Four dead, 100 missing after flash flood washes out Indian Himalayan town
DEHRADUN, India: A flash flood driving a torrent of mud smashed into a town in India's Himalayan region on Tuesday (Aug 5), killing at least four people with around 100 others missing. The roaring waters tore down a narrow mountain valley, demolishing buildings as the flood barrelled into the town of Dhara
A wall of water carved through a Himalayan village, leaving at least 4 dead and many missing
A surge of flood water tore through a mountainous village in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand Tuesday, leaving at least four people dead and many others missing, officials say.
Sudden and heavy rain has devastating consequences for a village in the Himalayas. A huge mud avalanche burys the city in the tourist region of Dharali. The rescue work is still under way, with many people missing any trace.
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