Overview

• Army, NDRF, SDRF and ITBP teams are using helicopters alongside ground crews to evacuate residents and deliver supplies to isolated Dharali village.
• Three fatalities have been confirmed and around 50 people remain unaccounted for, including sixteen tourists from Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district.
• Washed-out roads and broken bridges have forced reliance on aerial support until BRO engineers can restore ground routes.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have pledged full central assistance, while Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami oversees state relief coordination.
• The India Meteorological Department has issued yellow and heavy rainfall alerts for Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, raising concerns over further flash floods.