BHATWADI, India: Indian rescuers used helicopters on Thursday to pluck to safety people stranded by flood waters in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, two days after a sudden inundation and landslide killed four people, with more still missing. With roads cleared as rain eased, rescue teams arrived in Dharali, where Tuesday’s wall of water had submerged in sludge homes and cars in the village on the route to the Hindu pilgrim town of Gangotri. Helicopters were carrying to safety those who had been stranded, the state’s chief minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, said in a post on X.

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.

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

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

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Ambulances wait near the helipad at Bhatwari area, during a search and rescue operation in the Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand state, northern India, 07 August 2025. (ANSA)

BHATWADI, India: Indian rescuers used helicopters on Thursday to pluck to safety people stranded by flood waters in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, two days after a sudden…

Evacuation of stranded pilgrims in Dharali continues via air, with focus on rescue, relief operations and restoring infrastructure.

Helicopters airlift stranded people in Uttarakhand following flash floods, landslides; rescue operations ongoing, Bailey bridge being constructed.