Indian army deploys drones, sniffer dogs to find over 50 missing after flash floods in Uttarakhand.
NEW DELHI: The Indian army intensified search operations on Wednesday for scores of people missing after deadly flash floods in the Himalayan region.Sniffer dogs, drones, and heavy earth-moving equipment were deployed to locate survivors in the devastated town of Dharali, Uttarakhand.At least four people were confirmed dead, while more than 50 remain unaccounted for after the disaster struck.Torrential monsoon rains continued to hinder rescue efforts, with communication lines severely damaged.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami attributed the disaster to an intense “cloudburst” and ordered rescue teams to work “on a war footing.”Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos as floodwaters engulfed buildings within seconds.Suman Semwal recounted his father witnessing the flood with a “rumbling noise” before it struck Dharali.“The flood waters struck them in 15 seconds,“ Semwal told the Indian Express.
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