Helicopters rescue people stranded by floods on key India pilgrim route
Indian rescuers used helicopters on Aug. 7, 2025 to pluck to safety people stranded by flood waters in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, two days after a sudden inundation and landslide killed four people, with more still missing. With roads cleared as rain eased, rescue teams arrived in Dharali where a wall of water had submerged homes and cars in the village in sludge on the route to the Hindu pilgrim town of Gangotri on Aug. 5, 2025. Helicopters were carrying to safety those who had been stranded, the state's chief minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, said in a post on X. Dhami said the destruction was 'massive' and that the number of missing persons was still being estimated.
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