Overview

• At least five people have been confirmed dead and around 60 others remain missing after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Dharali village.
• Rescue teams from the Uttarkashi Police, SDRF, NDRF, ITBP and the Indian Army have evacuated over 400 residents, including tourists and soldiers.
• Continuous rain has hampered relief efforts by blocking roads and isolating key access routes to the affected area.
• Pilgrimage routes to Gangotri and Kedarnath have been suspended due to landslides and rising river levels.
• Experts warn that Himalayan monsoon patterns and the region’s fragile terrain, exacerbated by climate change, increase the risk of recurrent cloudburst-triggered disasters.