A severe flood led to a serious flood in Dharlai, a high hill village in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand district, which, according to local people, damaged many houses. Many houses were washed away in high flow of water.
In the city of the Himalayan region, there was a strong flood of mud, which broke a hill valley before demolishing the buildings and killed at least four people.
Defense Minister Sanjay Seth told the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency: “This is a serious situation … We have four deaths and about 100 people are disappearing.” We ask for their safety. ,
The Press Trust of India quoted the locals, saying that clouds were exploded in the catchment area of the Ganges river, after which the devastating floods surrounded the region.
About 10 to 12 people can be buried under the rubble, a local resident, Rajesh Panwar told PTI. He said that 20 to 25 hotels were probably flowing.
The flood rally created panic in the villages of the area and people kept searching for dry land. In the video received from the area, a great water rally can be seen coming down, while people are shouting in the background.
The video aired on Indian media has shown the drainage of several -story apartment blocks due to the horrific increase of mud water in Dhalli, a tourist area in the state of Uttarakhand.
Many people can be seen running away before the dark waves of debris, destroying the entire buildings.
Uttarakhand State Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhammi said that relief teams have been deployed on ‘war basis’.
Senior local officer Prashant Arya said that four people have died, other officials warned that the number may increase.
The Indian Army says that 150 soldiers have reached the city, which has helped to save about 20 people who survived the mud wall.
The army said, “A large amount of soil collided with a rally … due to which there was a sudden flow of debris and water in the slum.”
Pictures issued by the army, which were taken from this place after the mainstream passage, was gradually shown to the river of mud moving forward.
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A large part of the city was trapped in deep debris. Spring was flown on the roofs of the houses.
Army spokesperson Sunil Bartwal said, “Search and rescue efforts are going on, all available resources are being deployed to search and remove the rest of the nets.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences in a statement and said that there was no attempt to provide assistance.
Chief Minister Dhammi said that the flood was suddenly and serious due to the ‘cloud explosion’, which calls the devastation ‘very tragic and disturbing’.
The Indian Meteorological Department issued a red warning for the region, stating that it recorded a ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall of about 21 cm in different parts of Uttarakhand.
From June to September, the monsoon season is common for life -flooding and land slip, but experts say that climate change, along with civilization, their frequency and intensity are increasing.
The United Nations World Meteorological Organization said last year that the upcoming climate change planet makes the aquatic cycle more unpredictable.