Indian Army, Flash flood
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The flood buried half of Dharali village, built on a dried river course, and washed away an Army camp in Harshil. Six people have been declared dead and 69 remain missing. The report recommended further puncturing of the lakes formed after the landslides to safely release water and reduce the risk downstream.
The flash floods, triggered by a cloudburst, swept through the village of Dharali, a popular tourist destination dotted with hotels and restaurants.
The IMD has urged people to remain vigilant over the next 24 hours, as extremely heavy rainfall from cloudbursts may trigger floods and landslides
At least four people died and more than 50 people were missing after a flash flood washed away a village in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday.
A landslide-induced lake outburst triggered a chain reaction among several small lakes, resulting in a massive flash flood that devastated Dharali village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on August 5,
Four people have died after flash floods and landslides hit the high-altitude village of Dharali in Uttarakhand. The floods were triggered by a cloudburst in the state’s Uttarkashi district. Videos circulating online showed houses and other buildings collapsing like a deck of cards and being washed away,
A cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Dharali has triggered devastating flash floods, leading to at least four confirmed deaths and over 50 missing persons, sweeping away homes, roads and hotels
At least 51 people from Maharashtra are stranded in Uttarakhand. “The State Disaster Management Cell is in touch with Uttarakhand officials... As per the information from them, all the tourists from Pune district are safe,
Flash floods and landslides caused widespread havoc across several regions of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand on Sunday, as heavy rainfall relentlessly lashed the states.