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Uttarkashi flash flood: ISRO map shows Dharali barely exists now; river course changed, debris covers 20 hectares
Satellite images from ISRO reveal the extent of the damage caused by a high-magnitude flash flood in Uttarkashi's Dharali and ...
Flash flooding in Uttarakhand, India, kills 4, dozens still missing, local officials say
Uttarakhand, the mountainous northern state that hosts Dharali, has been devastated by cloudbursts before. A June 2013 ...
India Today on MSN8h
Uttarkashi flash floods: Nature's fury devastates Dharali after cloudburst
A natural tragedy has unfolded in Uttarakhand, where flash floods have devastated Dharali, a scenic stopover near Gangotri.
The Print on MSN22h
Dharali never saw the flash floods coming due to a Himalayan problem—lack of data, no warning systems
Meteorologists are unable to determine whether ‘cloudburst’ or glacial lake outburst caused floods in Uttarkashi’s Dharali.
Uttarkashi flash floods: Clearing Dharali may take months as debris piles as high as 3-storey buildings
NDRF Commandant Sudesh Kumar Drall said the sheer volume of debris is making the mission extremely challenging.
India Today on MSN2d
Dharali flash flood: Pushkar Singh Dhami surveys affected areas, meets locals
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted a survey of the affected area, observing the widespread damage ...
National Herald1d
From Kedarnath to Dharali: A tale of unheeded warnings and rising disasters in Uttarakhand
In the 12 years since the 2013 Kedarnath disaster caused by extreme rainfall and rapid snowmelt, a series of disasters have ...
‘My 40-room hotel swept away like a leaf': Uttarkashi hotelier narrates ordeal post Dharali flash flood
When a cloudburst led to flash floods and mudslides led to mudslides in Uttarkashi, Dharali village was one of the worst-hit ...