Indian army searches for scores missing after deadly Himalayan flood

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New Delhi: The Indian Army on Wednesday brought Sniffer dogs, drones and heavy land -powered goods to find the missing persons one day after the deadly Himalayan flood.

Rescue officials said on Wednesday that at least four people were not killed and more than 50 were not calculated after the wall of the wall of the wall and debris wall wall and debris wall wall under a narrow hill valley in Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand of the state.

Monsoon rains are hindering efforts to prevent heavy rains, which limited communication and damage phone lines.

But when military and rescue teams reached amazing people, the missing numbers have diminished, which is reported to be late on Tuesday.

“The search for missing is underway,” said Mohsin Shahidi, a National Disaster Response Force.

Videos broadcast on Indian media show the drastic rise of mud water that cleared multi -storey apartment blocks in the tourist region on Tuesday afternoon.

Shahidi said more than 50 people were missing in the city that hit the flood, while 11 soldiers were unaware of nearby village Harsal.

“Army tracker dogs, drones, logistics drones, atmosporong devices, etc., have been moved to the Army columns. […] To hurry up efforts, “the army said on Wednesday.

It added that the military helicopters were flying in “essential supplies”, as well as collecting trapped people after the road was swept away, rain and fog made flights difficult.

Severe cloud burst

Uttarakhand state Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhmi said the flood was due to severe “cloud burst” of rain, and the rescue teams were deployed on “war -based”.

Many people can be seen fleeing before the dark waves of the debris are torn down, which destroyed the entire buildings. Saman Samwal told the Indian Express newspaper that his father saw Dhalali hitting Dhalali with a “shaking noise” from a village.

He said what he saw was “on an unimaginable scale”.

“He tried to scream, but did not listen to himself,” Samwal told the newspaper. He said, “People could not understand what was happening. Flood water hit them in 15 seconds.”

A large part of the town was thrown into the swamp, with rescue officials guessing that it was 50 feet (15 meters) deep in places, which has completely swallowed some buildings.

Photos released by the Army and Government Rescue Teams show that men and ground -drivers have shown the removal of the rubble to clean the streets.

Official weather forecasts said on Wednesday that all major rivers in Uttarakhand are beyond the danger mark.

The military added, “Due to the rising water levels due to the rains, residents have been brought to a great extent.”

The cycle of unexpected water

Monsoon floods and land slides are common in the monsoon season from June to September, but experts say climate change, together with citizens, is increasing their frequency and intensity.

The United Nations World Meteorological Organization said last year that rapidly severe floods and droughts are a “indicator of anxiety”, after which climate change makes the planet’s water cycle more unexpected.

Hydrophologist Manish Sheristha said 270 mm (10 inches) rainfall within 24 hours is counted as “a extreme event”.

Shastha, a Nepal -based International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, said such rainfall in the mountains has a “more concentrated” effect than the lower areas.

“Such severe incidents of rain are becoming increasingly common, and it can be linked to climate change,” he said.