Residents, migrant workers, and tourists were among those swept away. Rescue efforts by the Army, NDRF, and SDRF have faced ...

Uttarkashi, Nine days after the devasting flash flood devoured almost half of Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, demolishing buildings in its bustling market area and sweeping away people, ...

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Scientists point out that a cloudburst is natural event that occurs under a specific set of meteorological conditions, when ...

The cloudburst has also caused widespread devastation. Rescue teams fear the toll could rise as several people remain missing.

RECCO is becoming increasingly common in outdoor gear, and SAR teams around the world are relying on it — but the rescue ...

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a meeting with the officials at the disaster control room of Uttarkashi ...

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami declared an immediate aid of Rs 5 lakh for those affected by the Dharali ...

Kameshwari Devi was on her way back from a temple near her village in the Indian Himalayas when a wall of water, rocks and mud tore down the mountain, destroyed her home and killed her son.

BHATWADI, India, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Indian rescuers used helicopters on Thursday to pluck to safety people stranded by flood ...

A catastrophic mudslide swept away an entire village in the Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, triggered by a ...

A deadly wall of muddy water that swept away an Indian Himalayan town this week was likely caused by a rapidly melting ...