Uttarakhand: 43 people still missing in Dharali flash floods, says govt in first official note

9 months ago

DEHRADUN: Almost a week after the Aug 5 flash flood in Dharali, officials on Monday said for the first time that 43 people were still missing, and issued warning saying "heavy to very heavy" rainfall forecast for Uttarkashi and surrounding districts until Aug 15 could cause fresh landslides and flooding, further delaying search and relief operations.Garhwal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said finding those trapped under debris was the administration's highest priority. A joint task force from

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