Rajiv Semwal says the deluge of mud, water and boulders smashed every structure either side of the Kheer Ganga, a stream that flows down the Sikantha peak

At least five people died and many more were trapped under debris after a flash flood washed away a village in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday. Rescue teams from the State Disaster Response Force, the National Disaster Response Force, and the Indian Army were on scene in the Himalayan state looking for people feared trapped.

A flash flood swept through a village in the Himalayas in northern India on Tuesday. At least 50 people are missing and four are dead, with the toll expected to rise. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami told a local news outlet at least 190 people have been rescued. “The disaster has completely hit the entire Dharali,” said Dhami.