The floods were caused by a cloudburst, which is common during the country’s June-September monsoon season.

A state official from Uttarakhand said rescue teams had been deployed ‘on a war footing’ following the floods.

At least four people were killed and dozens more are feared trapped in Dharali after a giant wave surged down a mountain and swallowed up buildings.

The floods were caused by a cloudburst, which is common during the country’s June-September monsoon season.

The Indian Army and other forces were helping with the rescue, officials said. With so many missing, the flood’s true death toll was feared to be higher.

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.

Large-scale search and rescue operation under way after at least four people killed in Himalayan region

Flash flooding in northern India has buried a village in mud, killing four people with at least 100 people missing. Footage shared on Tuesday (5 August) shows mud and debris…