US Edition'Unable to contact them...': 28 Kerala tourists missing in Uttarkashi after devastating cloudburst and mudslide
UTTARKASHI DISTRICT, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, AUG 6 – Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan requested Uttarakhand's assistance to locate 28 missing Malayali tourists after flash floods destroyed communication and infrastructure in the Uttarkashi district.
- On Tuesday afternoon, a cloudburst triggered a mudslide in Dharali region, Uttarkashi, leaving a group of tourists missing after at least four deaths were confirmed, officials said.
- Following the cloudburst, the Dharali region in Uttarkashi experienced a communication blackout as floods destroyed infrastructure and cut off all mobile and Internet connectivity.
- State Disaster Response Force and Indo-Tibetan Border Police teams have been deployed to Uttarkashi, with 150 rescue personnel under Colonel Harshvardhan conducting relief efforts.
- Vijayan sought help from Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and urged updates on the welfare of the 28 missing Kerala tourists, as relatives expressed deep concern.
- Dharali's position on the Gangotri pilgrimage route highlights its monsoon-season vulnerability and underscores the risks pilgrims and tourists face in the fragile Himalayan ecosystem during intense rainfall.
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Uttarakhand cloudburst: 28-member Kerala tourist group goes missing after devastating flash floods
A 28-member group of tourists, comprising natives of Kerala, including 20 settled in Maharashtra, has gone missing following catastrophic mudslides triggered by a cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Tuesday (August 5). Relatives reported that the tourists last made contact as they set out from Uttarkashi to Gangotri, a route that was later hit by deadly landslides and flash floods. Kerala tourists untraceable after nature’s fury F…
'Unable to contact them...': 28 Kerala tourists missing in Uttarkashi after devastating cloudburst and mudslide
Uttarkashi cloudburst: A group of 28 tourists from Kerala has gone missing in Uttarakhand after a cloudburst. Family members report no contact since they left for Gangotri. The travel agency has no updates. At least four people have died in the disaster.
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