Nine Workers Missing After Cloudburst Hits Under-Construction Hotel Site In Uttarakhand
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Nine workers are missing in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, after a cloudburst hit an under-construction hotel. Rescue operations by NDRF, SDRF, and police are underway.
NDRF and SDRF teams have left for the site where a cloudburst took place in Uttarakhand. (Representative Image/PTI)
About nine workers are reportedly missing in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, after a cloudburst hit an under-construction hotel, causing damage to the site.
According to news agency PTI, the incident took place at around 2 am last night, and a rescue operation is underway to find those missing. The cloudburst took place near Paligad-Silai Band in Tehsil Barkot.
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Uttarkashi District Magistrate Prashant Arya said that the teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and police have left for the site, reported ANI.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the rescue teams have reached the site and are engaged in intensive relief. He said that he is “in constant contact with the concerned authorities regarding this matter."
“In the tragic incident of a landslide in the Silai Band area of Barkot Tehsil, Uttarkashi district, it has been reported that some workers are missing. Teams, including SDRF, NDRF, and others, have reached the site and are engaged in intensive relief and rescue operations. I pray to God for everyone’s safety," CM Dhami wrote on X.
Several parts of Uttarakhand have been witnessing heavy rainfall, with several roads blocked due to debris falling from the hills.
Continuous rainfall on Saturday disrupted traffic on the Sonprayag-Munkatiya road in Rudraprayag district, a crucial route for Kedarnath pilgrims.
The Chardham Yatra—pilgrimage to holy shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath—was also temporarily suspended for 24 hours on Sunday, given the weather department’s prediction of heavy to very heavy rains in the Garhwal region of the state.
Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said it has been decided to postpone the Yatra for the safety of pilgrims.
“Char Dham Yatra has been suspended for the next 24 hours in view of the heavy rain alert. Instructions have been given to the police and administration officials to stop the pilgrims in Haridwar, Rishikesh, Srinagar, Rudraprayag, Sonprayag and Vikasnagar," he said as quoted by news agency ANI.
- Location :
Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal), India, India
- First Published:
June 29, 2025, 09:06 IST
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