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3mo ago

Search Underway for Missing Workers After Uttarakhand Cloudburst

IMD red alerts cover Uttarakhand; teams press on with rescue operations along cloudburst-hit highways

Rescue teams, including the national disaster response force (NDRF), state disaster response force (SDRF), police, revenue department, and public works department (PWD), are searching for them
(Image for representation) NDRF and SDRF teams have left for the site where a cloudburst took place in Uttarakhand.
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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