Deadly Cloudburst in India Sweeps Away Village in Flash Flood
'A massive mudslide struck Dharali village in the KheerGad area near Harsil, triggering sudden flow of debris and water through the settlement,' the Indian Army said in a post on X. Troops were immediately mobilized and have reached the site to undertake rescue operations, it said.
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