Experts are now calling for an integrated monitoring system that combines radar based satellite technology with robust, real time ground based observations.
Satellite imagery shows scattered to broken intense convective clouds over Uttarakhand and the state's Uttarkashi region, which may cause cloudburst-induced flash floods.
Authorities launched a massive rescue effort, saving 825 people by Saturday using helicopters. Chief Minister Dhami announced Rs 5 lakh aid for families who lost homes and for victims’ kin.
Flash floods swept away homes, shops, and the entire Dharali market. A terrifying mix of water, mud, and debris left villagers scrambling as eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos and panic.
With just 8-10 mm rainfall recorded before the disaster—well below the 100 mm cloudburst threshold—meteorological data rules out a cloudburst as the cause.
