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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Marium Ali, Hanna Duggal

Indian village swallowed by mudslide: What happened – and why?

Damage after a cloudburst triggered a mudslide near Harsil, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, northern India, August 5, 2025 [Handout via the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF)]

More than 100 people are missing and at least four people have died after flash floods swept through the village of Dharali, in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Teams from the army and disaster response forces are operating in the area to rescue people trapped under debris, local authorities have said.

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