Uttarkashi flash floods : CM Dhami oversees rescue operation; one body recovered, 130 rescued

An excavator being used to clear debris from a road following flash floods triggered by a cloudburst, near Harsil in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, on August 6, 2025.

At least four persons were killed and dozens feared washed away in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand after flash floods triggered by torrential rain hit the Kheer Ganga river on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) afternoon.

The floods hit hotels and residential buildings in Dharali town, situated 8,600 feet above sea level, where video footage recorded by residents showed giant waves of water gushing through the area and swallowing everything in their way, including people and homes.

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Uttarkashi flash floods – here some tweets

Nobody knows the political views of the victims of #UttarakhandFlashFloods yet jihadis are celebrating simply because it’s known as Devbhoomi, the sacred land of Hindus.

This proves, it’s never about your politics,It’s about your identity. They hate you because you're a Hindu. pic.twitter.com/qcE6k1gQx5

— Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) August 5, 2025

Heavy rain continued to pound Uttarkashi as rescuers resumed their operations on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) in Dharali, searching for flash flood victims amid the rubble.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami surveyed an ongoing high-intensity rescue operation involving the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and local residents, where 130 people have already been saved.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for heavy rainfall across Uttarakhand, particularly in the hill districts.

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