Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:37am on 07 Aug 2025,Thursday Weather & Environment
A Nepali labourer couple, Kali Devi and Vijay Singh—who had just left Harsil Valley for Bhatwari—made a heartbreaking final phone call with their son, who cried, “Papa, we will not survive,” moments before he went missing in the devastating Uttarkashi flash flood . The disaster, centered in Dharali village, was triggered on August 5 by a destructive cloudburst—or possibly a glacier collapse or glacial lake outburst—causing torrents that washed away roads, homes, an army camp, and a highway . Search and rescue operations by the Army, NDRF, SDRF, and ITBP continue amid mounting casualties and missing persons. (PC: PTI)
