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Dozens Missing as Rescuers Press On After Dharali Flash Flood

Helicopters requested by the National Disaster Management Authority have yet to arrive to the cut-off Uttarkashi valley where extreme rains are forecast.

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Uttarkashi (India), 05/08/2025.- A handout photo made available by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Uttarkashi shows damage after a cloudburst triggered a mudslide near Harsil, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, northern India, 05 August 2025. State officials said a powerful cloudburst struck the Dharali area of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand triggering flash floods that swept away a village and left several people missing. (Inundaciones) EFE/EPA/STATE DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE UTTARKASHI HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES
Un conductor de auto-rickshaw lava su vehículo en una calle inundada a orillas del ghat Shastri, después de que las fuertes lluvias monzónicas provocaran un aumento del nivel del agua del río Ganges en Varanasi el 5 de agosto de 2025.
Efectivos de la policía fronteriza indotibetana retiran escombros y buscan sobrevivientes tras una inundación repentina que arrastró muchas viviendas y edificios, en Dharali, una localidad de montaña del Himalaya ubicada en el distrito de Uttarkashi, en el estado de Uttarakhand, India, el 6 de agosto de 2025. (Policía Fronteriza Indotibetana vía via AP)

Overview

  • At least four bodies have been recovered and about 60 survivors have been rescued from deep mudflows that swept through Dharali on August 5.
  • Roughly 100 people remain unaccounted for, including an estimated 11 Indian military personnel believed trapped under up to 15 meters of debris.
  • Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and State Disaster Response Force teams continue ground searches hampered by damaged roads and persistent rains.
  • Three helicopters have been requested by the National Disaster Management Authority to aid rescue teams in inaccessible locations.
  • The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert forecasting further intense monsoon rains that could stall relief operations.