Uttarakhand, the mountainous northern state that hosts Dharali, has been devastated by cloudbursts before. A June 2013 ...

By Mongabay.com 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 ...

The tragedy has been compounded by controversy, after a senior politician blamed locals for the high number of fatalities, ...

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Entire villages were swept away as torrential rain caused deadly flash floods and landslides in India-controlled Kashmir and ...

Communities in mountainous areas of India and Pakistan are mourning the loss of hundreds of lives due to recent flash floods, ...

A massive traffic jam brought movement to a standstill at the Mandi–Kullu border, leaving thousands of commuters stranded ...