Uttarkashi Cloudburst: A group of 28 tourists from Kerala disappeared in the Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand after a powerful cloudburst that triggered massive landslides along the road to Gangotri.
The tourist group from Kerala was last heard on Tuesday, August, August, in the morning, just hours before the landslides swept large parts of the region, buried the roads and cut off the road.
Uttarkashi Cloudburst: Who is missing and where did they travel?
According to family members, the tourist group included 20 keerlites, which currently settled in the Mahari, while the remaining eight were inhabitants of different districts in Kerala.
They were on a 10 -day tour of Uttarakhand organized by a travel agency based in Haridwar.
The woman whose parents were part of the group told PTI that the last phone call came on Tuesday around 8:30. “They said they were leaving Uttarkashi to Gangotri. Since then we haven’t been able to get to them. The travel agency also has no information,” she said.
Uttarkashi Cloudburst: What happened in Dharali?
The tourist group Kerala was reportedly on the way to the gangotri, when Cloudburst struck Dharali, a picturesque but ecologically fragile village in Uttarkashi. The area, which lies along the pilgrimage route Char Dham, was hit by a stream of water, debris and sludge, which buried almost half of the village on Tuesday afternoon.
The authorities confirmed at least four deaths in the disaster and many hotels and families in this area have suffered considerable damage. With blocked roads and minor lines of mines, access to the region was seriously limited.
Uttarkashi Cloudburst: Did the authorities launched search?
Teams for reaction to disasters, including staff from the State of Reaction to disasters (SDRF) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), were deployed to the Uttarkashi area in Uttarakhand.
So far, however, no official trace of missing tourists has been reported.
Uttarkashi Cloudburst: What do families say?
Panic is growing among the relatives of the Kerala tourist groups who urge on state governments and central agencies to intensify the rescue efforts. Several of them referred to the governments of Keral and Maharashtra to intervene and cooperate with the Uttarakhand authorities.
“We just want to know they are safe,” the family member said. “No one can get to them. Their phones had to die and there is no mobile coverage in this region.”
Uttarkashi Cloudburst: Why is the Uttarkashi region so intuable?
Uttarkashi falls into a highly sensitive zone in the Himalayas, susceptible to lightning floods, cloudbursts and landslides, especially during the monsoon. Environmental experts have repeatedly warned that increasing tourism, random construction and changing climate formulas increased the risk of these disasters.
Dharali’s proximity to gangotri is a frequent stop for pilgrims and tourists. However, its location is also vulnerable to extreme weather events that become more frequent and intense.
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