Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:58am on 06 Aug 2025,Wednesday Weather & Environment
After a deadly cloudburst in Uttarkashi’s Dharali village, flash floods and landslides have killed 4 and left 9 Army personnel missing. Rescue operations are severely hampered as 163 roads, including 5 national highways, remain blocked. Heavy rain continues, grounding helicopters and prompting a red alert in multiple districts. CM Pushkar Dhami returned to Dehradun, urging urgent relief efforts. The NDRF is deploying cadaver dogs for the first time to locate bodies under debris. The Kedarnath pilgrimage has been halted due to rising river levels. Schools are shut in several districts as Uttarakhand reels under persistent extreme weather conditions. (PC: India Today)
