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Cloudburst Blamed For Deadly Floods In Northern India
Rescue teams are searching for dozens of missing people after floods and landslides virtually wiped out the village of Dharali in northern India. The mountainous, Himalayan region is a popular tourist destination that’s prone to monsoon floods,
Four dead, many believed buried in cloudburst in India
Four people are dead and several more are believed to be trapped under debris after a cloudburst struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday.
Dozens feared trapped as cloudburst triggers flash floods in India
Rescue teams have reached Dharali village in Uttarkashi, which is believed to have borne the brunt of the floods.
Deadly flash floods from ‘cloudburst’ in India’s Himalayas kill 4, wipe out town
A state official from Uttarakhand said rescue teams had been deployed ‘on a war footing’ following the floods.
Cloudburst in India triggers deadly flash floods
A devastating cloudburst triggered massive flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on August 5, 2025, that left dozens trapped under a heap of debris as raging water swept though
Flash flooding in Uttarakhand, India, kills 4, dozens still missing, local officials say
Dozens of people remain missing after heavy flash flooding and a mudslide devastated a village in northern India, killing at least four people, local officials said. The Indian army and air force, along with regional police and rescue teams,
Flash floods kill at least 4 in Indian Himalayas
Flash floods on Tuesday, August 5, killed at least four people in the town of Dharali, Uttarakhand state, in India's Himalayan region. Officials report that rescue workers are still searching for dozens of missing people,
Uttarkashi flash flood: Over 100 missing, homes swept away, rescue operations on
A devastating flash flood has struck Uttarkashi's Dharali region, causing widespread destruction. At least five people are dead and over one hundred are reported missing after floodwaters engulfed homes and infrastructure.
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India monsoon LIVE: Landslide blocks Nandprayag route in Uttarakhand days after Uttarkashi cloudburst
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Amaravati, has given a ‘fairly widespread’ rainfall forecast for North and South Coastal A.P. from August 13, and ‘heavy to very heavy rainfall’ forecast for ...
Samajwadi Party's ST Hasan blames bulldozer action for Uttarakhand cloudburst; ally Congress distances itself
The BJP has also slammed Samajwadi Party leader ST Hasan for his remarks and said that he has communalised a natural tragedy, ...
India Floods: Video Shows Mudslide Engulf Village as Rescue Ongoing
Many people feared to be trapped after a huge torrent of mud and water surged down a mountain and crashed into the village of ...
Cloudburst Hits Himachal Pradesh's Kullu Days After Uttarkashi Disaster - What We Know So Far
A cloudburst occurred in Sharod Nallah under Jari Sub Tehsil in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district at around 5.35 pm on Friday ...
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Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu, no casualties reported
Kullu: An incident of cloudburst was reported in the Sharod Nala area of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh on Friday as per the ...
Cloudburst in Kullu as monsoon fury continues in Himachal; more rain likely
There have been no casualties or loss of life, but water level in Barogi Nala, adjoining Sharod Nala, has reportedly risen due to rain.
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Ground Report: Indian Army intensifies relief efforts in cloudburst-hit Dharali
An Indian Army officer deployed in Dharali revealed that the Army was the first to respond following the devastating ...
India Weather Top Updates: Delhi-NCR reels under waterlogging; building collapses in Jaitpur, cloudburst hits Kullu
Cloudburst in Himachal’s Kullu causes blocked roads, heavy rains trigger waterlogging and traffic chaos in Delhi-NCR, while ...