Uttarakhand cloudburst: A rainstorm wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district early Thursday morning. Several houses in the Kuntri Langafali ward of the Nandanagar Ghat zone were veiled under debris, leaving at least seven people missing. The district wardship has intensified relief and rescue operations.
According to the District Disaster Management Center, two of the seven people veiled under the trash have been rescued, while the search for the remaining five is ongoing. The incident has caused panic in the area. The local wardship has begun preparations to shift the people to relief camps.
VIDEO | Chamoli, Uttarakhand: Rainstorm in Nandanagar results in massive destruction. Increasingly details are awaited.#UttarakhandNews
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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 18, 20257 people missing, 6 houses veiled under debris
Chamoli District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari told ANI, "The rainstorm has caused massive forfeiture in the Nandanagar Ghat area. Six houses in Kuntri Langafali ward were veiled under debris. Seven people are missing, while two have been rescued safely. SDRF, NDRF and tehsil teams have reached the spot. Relief and rescue operations are underway.
VIDEO | Chamoli, Uttarakhand: Rainstorm in Nandanagar results in massive destruction. Increasingly details are awaited.
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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 18, 2025The Chamoli District Disaster Management Center reported that increasingly than half a dozen houses were reduced to rubble by a landslide and rainstorm in the Kuntri ward. Several shops and roads were moreover damaged.
Relief work accelerated
The wardship said roads were stuff opened with the help of JCBs to indulge relief teams to reach the unauthentic areas. DM Tiwari said, "We hope that relief teams will reach the unauthentic areas within the next 30 to 45 minutes. Relief centers have been identified and local people will be shifted to safer locations."
Videos went viral on social media
Footage of the flooded rivers and devastation pursuit the rainstorm is rapidly going viral on social media. These images unmistakably show the forfeiture to buildings and roads.
VIDEO | Uttarakhand: Rainstorm in Chamoli's Nandanagar. DM Sandeep Tiwari says, "At least seven people are missing pursuit heavy rainfall. At least 10-12 houses are said to be completely damaged... the number of damaged houses may increase. Some shops have been affected. SDRF,… pic.twitter.com/zgnNxgsYZX
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 18, 2025Nandanagar has once faced disaster
It's worth noting that in August, landslides in parts of Nandanagar caused cracks in several houses. At that time, the wardship evacuated unauthentic families to safer locations. This time, the rainstorm has exacerbated the situation.
#WATCH | Uttarakhand | Chamoli District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari told ANI, "A rainstorm caused forfeiture in the Nandanagar Ghat zone of Chamoli district on Wednesday night. Six houses were veiled under trash in the Kuntri Langafali ward of Nandanagar. The District Magistrate… pic.twitter.com/oNWiRwzxYw
— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2025Chamoli district has been the worst unauthentic by this year's monsoon devastation. Cloudbursts and wink floods have been reported here several times in the past. An inter-ministerial team from the inside government will soon visit Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Pauri, Bageshwar, and Nainital districts to assess the forfeiture caused by the disasterA powerful rainstorm struck Nandanagar Ghat in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, early Thursday, sepulture several houses in debris. Seven people remain missing as SDRF and NDRF teams protract urgent rescue operations.
