Over 10 000 pilgrims were rescued after multiple landslides disrupted the Kedarnath pilgrimage route in Uttarakhand late on May 19, 2026, temporarily blocking movement between Sonprayag and Gaurikund.
At least 18 people were killed and 16 reported missing after cloudbursts and landslides triggered by heavy rains struck Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, India, on September 15–16, 2025. Authorities said more than 900 residents were stranded as roads and bridges were destroyed by flash floods.
A violent cloudburst struck Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India, at approximately 13:45 local time on August 5, 2025, triggering major mudslide that killed at least 4 people and left more than 50 missing. The slide destroyed homes, hotels, and infrastructure along the Kheer Gad catchment, prompting large-scale rescue operations by military and disaster response teams.
A major landslide struck the under‑construction Vishnugad‑Pipalkoti hydropower project near Helang in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, at around 09:00 local time (LT) on August 2, 2025, injuring at least eight workers and forcing suspension of construction activities.
A large avalanche buried 54 workers at a Border Roads Organisation construction site near Mana village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on February 28, 2025, killing eight. Rescue teams worked for over 60 hours in heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures, saving 46 survivors from collapsed metal shelters at an altitude of 3 200 m (10 500 feet) near India’s border with China.
At least 24 workers are missing, and 16 have been rescued after a massive avalanche buried a BRO project site near Mana village in the Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, on February 28, 2025.
Intense rainfall in India’s northern Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand has led to catastrophic floods and landslides, killing at least 58 people, including nine in a temple collapse in Shimla, as of Monday.
Heavy rains triggered by two simultaneous low-pressure systems — one over the Arabian Sea and the other over the Bay of Bengal regions — caused severe floods and landslides in parts of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, since Sunday, October 17, 2021. Massive damage…
A catastrophic rock and ice avalanche took place in the Chamoli district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand at around 05:00 UTC on Sunday, February 7, 2021. The event took place around 500 km (310 miles) N of New Delhi, leaving more than 150 people dead or missing….
Multiple landslides struck parts of northern India's Uttarakhand state on Sunday and Monday, July 26 and 27, which cut off a national highway and buried at least three persons in separate incidents. Rescue operations are underway for the missing victims. In…
