Update : Indian village swallowed by mudslide, 100 missing
Aruna Shantha
07-Aug-2025 09:23:03
More than 100 people are missing and at least four people have died after flash floods swept through the village of Dharali, in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Teams from the army and disaster response forces are operating in the area to rescue people trapped under debris, local authorities have said.
A massive mudslide struck Dharali village in the Kheer Gad area near Harsil, triggering a sudden flow of debris and water through the settlement,” the Central Command of the Indian Army said in a post on X.
Flash floods in Uttarkashi, where Dharali is situated, were triggered by intense rainfall known as a “cloudburst”, which caused the Kheerganga river to swell, at around 1:30pm local time (08:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that heavy rainfall will continue for the next few days.
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