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The flood buried half of Dharali village, built on a dried river course, and washed away an Army camp in Harshil. Six people have been declared dead and 69 remain missing. The report recommended further puncturing of the lakes formed after the landslides to safely release water and reduce the risk downstream.
Flash floods and landslides caused widespread havoc across several regions of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand on Sunday, as heavy rainfall relentlessly lashed the states.
A landslide-induced lake outburst triggered a chain reaction among several small lakes, resulting in a massive flash flood that devastated Dharali village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on August 5,
The IMD has urged people to remain vigilant over the next 24 hours, as extremely heavy rainfall from cloudbursts may trigger floods and landslides
Four people have died after flash floods and landslides hit the high-altitude village of Dharali in Uttarakhand. The floods were triggered by a cloudburst in the state’s Uttarkashi district. Videos circulating online showed houses and other buildings collapsing like a deck of cards and being washed away,
Uttarakhand flash floods: Dharali village washed away, 2 men miraculously escape Uttarkashi mudslide
A sudden cloudburst triggered devastating flash floods and mudslides in Uttarakhand's Dharali village, reducing it to rubble. The disaster has resulted in at least four confirmed deaths and over 50 mi
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