Overview

• Officials report one death and one person missing, with nine injured, six of whom were airlifted to AIIMS Rishikesh for advanced care.
• Multi-agency teams from the NDRF, SDRF, ITBP, police, Army and local administration continue search, evacuation and debris-clearing operations.
• Authorities counted damage to 41 houses, including the SDM’s residence, along with the tehsil office and 11 vehicles buried, and evacuated roughly 150–200 residents to relief camps.
• The Karnaprayag–Tharali–Dewal road remains blocked at multiple points as excavators work to restore access; drinking-water schemes were damaged and officials reported restoring electricity and mobile connectivity.
• CM Pushkar Singh Dhami reviewed operations on the ground, handed out ₹5 lakh assistance to affected families, and ordered dredging and a high-level scientific study to assess future risk.