Uttarakhand, the mountainous northern state that hosts Dharali, has been devastated by cloudbursts before. A June 2013 cloudburst killed over 6,000 people in Uttarakhand and surrounding states, becoming the country's worst natural disaster in ten years. In 2021, flash flooding triggered by a cloudburst killed over 200.

At least four people have died, while several others are missing in the tragedy that struck Dharali. Home minister Amit Shah spoke to Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to take stock of the situation.

A landslide-induced lake outburst triggered a chain reaction among several small lakes, resulting in a massive flash flood that devastated Dharali village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on August 5,

Four people have died after flash floods and landslides hit the high-altitude village of Dharali in Uttarakhand. The floods were triggered by a cloudburst in the state’s Uttarkashi district. Videos circulating online showed houses and other buildings collapsing like a deck of cards and being washed away,

A flash flood swept through a village in the Himalayas in northern India on Tuesday. At least 50 people are missing and four are dead, with the toll expected to rise. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami told a local news outlet at least 190 people have been rescued. “The disaster has completely hit the entire Dharali,” said Dhami.

On Aug. 5, a flash flood devastated much of the Himalayan village of Dharali in India’s Uttarakhand state. As of Aug. 17, six people were confirmed dead, while 60-70 people remained missing. The primary cause of the flash flood is still unconfirmed,

A cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Dharali has triggered devastating flash floods, leading to at least four confirmed deaths and over 50 missing persons, sweeping away homes, roads and hotels

Uttarakhand: Uttarakhand is one of India’s most disaster-prone zones. The recent cloudburst in Uttarkashi’s Tharali village, which has left at least five people dead and dozens missing, is yet another reminder of the deadly interplay between geography, climate change, and unchecked development in the region.

Flash floods and landslides caused widespread havoc across several regions of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand on Sunday, as heavy rainfall relentlessly lashed the states.