A drone view of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials attempting to build a makeshift bridge to reach Dharali village after the bridge connecting it was swept away during landslides in Gangnani, Uttarakhand, India, August 8, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Uttarakhand, the mountainous northern state that hosts Dharali, has been devastated by cloudbursts before. A June 2013 cloudburst killed over 6,000 people in Uttarakhand and surrounding states, becoming the country's worst natural disaster in ten years. In 2021, flash flooding triggered by a cloudburst killed over 200.

Flash Flooding Devastates Himalayan Village in India At least four people were killed and dozens more were missing after flash flooding in the Indian Himalayas. Advertisement 10:39 0:52 0:53 Advertise