Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Heavy Rain Triggers Rescues, Landslides and Deaths in Uttarakhand
Very heavy rain fell in many parts of Uttarakhand.
The rain made rivers rise and caused landslides and blocked roads.
Rescuers saved eight people, including six students, from swollen rivers.
Weather officials issued strong rain warnings for several districts.
In a hydroelectric project tunnel, rescuers found another worker who had been trapped by water and debris.
The tunnel accident has now killed nine people, while one worker is still missing.
In Rishikesh, a woman carrying her young daughter entered water that had live electricity in it.
She warned her 12-year-old son to stay away and saved him from the danger.
Eight people, including six students, were rescued from swollen rivers in two Uttarakhand incidents.
Heavy rain caused landslides, debris buildup, blocked roads and surging rivers across the state.
The Meteorological Department issued orange alerts for four districts and a yellow alert for the rest of Uttarakhand.
The death toll from the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti tunnel accident rose to nine, while one worker remained missing.
A woman in Rishikesh was electrocuted by live current in floodwater after a power line snapped.
- Who
- Eight people, including six students, were rescued; workers were involved in the tunnel accident, and Suman Jethudi was electrocuted in Rishikesh.
- What
- Heavy rain caused flooding, landslides, road blockages and swollen rivers across Uttarakhand, alongside rescue operations and the discovery of a worker's body.
- When
- The body was found on Tuesday; the tunnel accident occurred on August 13, and rainfall was measured during the preceding 24 hours.
- Where
- Across Uttarakhand, including Dehradun, Rishikesh and the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydropower project in Chamoli district.
- Why
- Heavy rainfall triggered landslides, flooding, rising rivers and streams, and water entering the project tunnel.
- Rescued
- Eight people, including six students, were rescued from swollen rivers.
- Highest rainfall
- Narendra Nagar recorded 265 millimetres of rain.
- Weather alerts
- An orange alert covered Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri and Udham Singh Nagar; a yellow alert covered the remaining districts.
- Tunnel death toll
- Nine workers have died in the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti tunnel accident.
- Missing worker
- One worker remains missing after the tunnel was flooded by debris and water.
- Tunnel workers affected
- Twenty-two people were caught in the three-kilometre tunnel on August 13.
- Rishikesh incident
- Suman Jethudi was electrocuted after a snapped power line sent live current through floodwater.