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

DEHRADUN, India: Rescue teams deployed Tuesday to India’s Himalayan region after flash floods tore down a mountain valley, appearing to wipe away much of a town, where at least…

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.

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

Many rescue teams have been unable to reach the area because of damaged roads and bad weather.

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…

Among the missing are at least eight soldiers from a nearby army base.

More than 100 people are missing after floods swept through a village in Uttarakhand.