India deploys rescue teams as flood swamps Himalayan town

DEHRADUN, India: Rescue teams deployed Tuesday to India’s Himalayan region after flash floods tore down a mountain valley, appearing to wipe away much of a town, where at least four people were missing.

Videos broadcast on Indian media showed a surge of muddy water sweeping away multi-story apartment blocks in the tourist region of Dharali in Uttarakhand state.

Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand state chief minister, said rescue teams had been deployed “on a war footing.”

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News Source: www.arabnews.com

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