After the massive destruction caused by cloudburst in Dharali! Signs of heavy rain again tomorrow! Everything has been destroyed in Dharali

A group of 28 tourists from Kerala have also gone missing after a massive landslide triggered by a cloudburst at Dharali in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday (August 5, 2025). This information has been given by the family members of the tourists based in Kerala. Of these 28 people, 20 are from Kerala who have settled in Maharashtra, while the remaining eight are from different districts of Kerala, a relative of one of the couples in the tourist group said. He said the couple's son had last spoken to them a day earlier. "They said they were going to Gangotri from Uttarkashi at around 8.30 am that day. There was a landslide on the same road. We haven't been able to contact them since. The 10-day Uttarakhand trip was organised by a Haridwar-based travel agency, he said. The travel agency is also unable to provide any information about the group. "The battery of his phone might have run out by then. At present, there is no mobile network in the area. 5 bodies recovered from debris in Dharali At least four people have been confirmed dead, while the fifth body has also been recovered in the disaster that occurred after a cloudburst on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) afternoon in Dharali, an ecologically sensitive area of Uttarakhand. Nearly half of Dharali has been engulfed in mud, debris and floodwaters due to landslides, officials said. The village is a major stop on the route to Gangotri, the origin of the Ganga, and has many hotels and homestays.