Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday informed that cloudbursts occurred in Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts, leading to some families being trapped due to the debris.
In addition, ANI reported, citing Chamoli District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari, that two people are missing and several animals have been buried in the tragic incident in the Dewal area of the district. Due to heavy rain in the entire district, the roads are closed, and relief teams have reached the scene.
Sharing the information about the cloudbursts in a post on X, the CM added that relief and rescue operations are underway by the local administration. He also stated that necessary instructions have been issued to the Disaster Secretary and District Magistrates to ensure the effective rescue operations.
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“A distressing report has been received that due to cloudbursts in the Bareth Dungar Tok area under the Buskedar tehsil of Rudraprayag district and in the Deval area of Chamoli district, some families have been trapped due to debris flow,” Dhami said in the post.
“Relief and rescue operations are underway at a war footing by the local administration; in this regard, I am in constant contact with officials, and have issued necessary instructions to the Disaster Secretary and District Magistrates to ensure the effective conduct of rescue operations,” the CM added.
जनपद रुद्रप्रयाग के तहसील बसुकेदार क्षेत्र के अंतर्गत बड़ेथ डुंगर तोक और जनपद चमोली के देवाल क्षेत्र में बादल फटने के कारण मलबा आने से कुछ परिवारों के फंसे होने का दुःखद समाचार प्राप्त हुआ है। स्थानीय प्रशासन द्वारा राहत और बचाव कार्य युद्धस्तर पर जारी है, इस संबंध में निरंतर…
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) August 29, 2025
According to ANI, Rudraprayag District Administration informed that due to the cloudburst incident in Badeth Dungar Tok area of Tehsil Basukedaar of Rudraprayag district, information has been received about damage in some areas due to debris.
District Magistrate Rudraprayag Prateek Jain is constantly in touch with the officials from the disaster control room and action is being taken to deploy district level officers in the affected areas.
#WATCH | Rudraprayag District Administration informed that due to the cloudburst incident in Badeth Dungar Tok area of Tehsil Basukedaar of Rudraprayag district, information has been received about damage in some areas due to debris. Relief and rescue operations are being… pic.twitter.com/CJ8nkprjJS— ANI (@ANI) August 29, 2025
Previous Chamoli Cloudburst
Previously, a cloudburst occurred in Toonri Gadera of Tharali tehsil that left one person dead and another missing, while several others sustained injuries. Debris from the downpour swept into Tharali market and nearby areas, damaging houses, including the Sub-Divisional Magistrate’s residence, and burying vehicles and shops, as per ANI, officials said.
Earlier on Sunday, the Uttarakhand CM had visited the disaster-affected area of Tharali in Chamoli district and inquired about the well-being of the affected people. The visit comes amid intensified relief efforts in the district, where teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and local administration are engaged in evacuating stranded residents, distributing relief material, and restoring essential services.
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Jammu And Kashmir Weather Tragedy
A devastating landslide occurred near the Vaishno Devi temple in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, leaving several dead and injured.
Heavy downpour triggered a massive landslide near the Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkuwari, about halfway along the 12-kilometre trek from Katra to the shrine.
On the other hand, the rains in the Jammu region also caused severe flooding due to the overflow of the Tawi River. A portion of the road along the fourth Tawi bridge has been washed away in the floods following incessant heavy rainfall.
(with ANI inputs)
