Heavy rain and blocked roads hampered rescue efforts in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, a day after flash flooding and landslides killed four people and left dozens missing.
Teams of army and disaster force rescuers struggled to reach Dharali village, a popular tourist spot that serves as a pit-stop before climbing to the Hindu pilgrimage town of Gangotri, in Uttarkashi district, as landslides blocked a major highway and heavy rain continued to pelt the region, local media and authorities said.
Around 130 people were rescued on August 5th, the chief minister of Uttarakhand state, Pushkar Singh Dhami has said, adding that army helicopters were on standby to provide supplies to those stranded in the affected areas.
📸 Indo-Tibetan Border Police/Handout via Reuters
📸Uttarakhand's State Disaster Response Force/ Handout via AFP photo
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