Overview
- Rescue teams from the NDRF, SDRF, local police and PWD continue to search for nine labourers missing after a cloudburst-triggered landslide and have recovered two bodies
- A cloudburst in Baligarh on the Barkot–Yamunotri road destroyed labourers’ shelters and washed away about 10 metres of the Yamunotri National Highway, cutting off access
- Heavy monsoon rains since Friday have triggered landslides blocking key routes including the Yamunotri, Badrinath, Rishikesh–Badrinath and Rudraprayag–Gaurikund highways
- The Uttarakhand government has suspended the Char Dham Yatra for 24 hours and ordered pilgrims to stop at major transit points for their safety
- The IMD maintains red alerts across Uttarakhand for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall through Monday, warning of continued landslide and flood risks