Overview

• The Uttarakhand government reports that rescue teams have airlifted more than 300 people since the August 5 cloudburst, but locals say tourists were prioritized.
• Communications remain down in Dharali, leaving families of migrant welders Salman (34) and Furqan (19) without contact as both remain unaccounted for.
• Villagers staged protests at the Maanthali helipad and rejected government relief cheques, accusing authorities of neglecting their community.
• Renewed heavy monsoon rains have already damaged repaired roads and threaten to cut off the only remaining access routes to the disaster zone.
• The army and state agencies continue helicopter sorties and ground searches despite criticism over resource allocation and the region’s challenging terrain.