Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Uttarakhand: Pregnant Women Airlifted, Relief Operations Continue
In Uttarakhand, rescuers are still working to help people after floods and landslides.
They saved two pregnant women and are bringing in supplies and medical help by helicopter.
Rescue teams, including the army and police with special search dogs, are looking for missing people.
The bad weather caused some delays, but the teams are trying their best.
They are also providing food.
The army has set up a special cable car and path to deliver supplies faster.
Two pregnant women and two toddlers were airlifted from Dharali and are receiving medical care.
Helicopter operations resumed, delivering relief and medical supplies to Dharali.
Residents from Harsil and Dharali were evacuated, with ongoing air delivery of relief materials.
Search and rescue operations continue with multiple agencies and the use of sniffer dogs.
The Indian Army established a cableway and animal transport track to speed up aid delivery.
- Who
- Indian Army, NDRF, SDRF, police, rescue units, and NGRI experts.
- What
- Search and rescue and relief operations following floods and landslides.
- When
- Ongoing, as of Tuesday.
- Where
- Dharali and Harsil areas, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India.
- Why
- To find and rescue missing individuals and provide aid.
Rescue Teams
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Challenges of the Search
Rescue Teams
Intensifying rescue efforts by all available means.
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The situation presents extreme difficulties
- Incident
- Floods and Landslides
- Location
- Uttarakhand, India
- Evacuated
- Over 1,300 people
- Missing
- 42 individuals
- Search Technology
- Ground Penetrating Radars
- Relief Efforts
- Community kitchens providing meals
Sources
Uttarkashi Flash Floods: One more body found; victims to get ₹5 lakh compensation today
Uttarkashi flash floods: 43 still missing in Dharali, says official; heavy rain hampers rescue efforts
Once a village, now ground zero for search operation: A day in Uttarkashi’s Dharali
U'khand: National Geophysical Research Institute launches search for missing
Uttarkashi: NGRI experts launch search operation to trace 66 missing in disaster-hit Dharal
Hyderabad’s NGRI helping to trace missing persons at flood-hit Dharal village in Uttarkashi
Air rescue ops continue in Dharali, 43 still missing
Two pregnant women rescued from disaster-hit Dharali as relief efforts intensify
Now, lake formed near Army Camp pose threat to lives at Harsil
Uttarakhand: Authorities Release List Of 68 Missing Individuals In Dharali Disaster, 24 Nepali & 44 Indian Citizens
Beneath 3 Metres of Debris, 20 Possible Life Pockets Found in Uttarkashi's Dharali
