The aftermath of the cloudburst triggered by heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
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Uttarakhand
IMAGE: The construction of a bridge, which collapsed due to torrential rains, is underway at Sonprayag in Rudraprayag. All photographs: ANI Photo
IMAGE: At least six people have died in rain-related incidents as heavy rains lashed different parts of Uttarakhand, while many pilgrims and tourists are trapped on the Sonprayag-Kedarnath road.
IMAGE: The Sonaprayag-Kedarnath road was washed away due to the cloudburst, here and below.
IMAGE: National Disaster Response Force personnel conduct search and rescue operations for those stranded at Kedarnath Dham after the trekking route was washed away following the cloudburst.
IMAGE: National Disaster Response Force personnel deploy a helicopter to provide relief material to those stranded on the Kedarnath Yatra route.
IMAGE: National Disaster Response Force personnel airlift the injured in an India Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter from cloudburst-hit Uttarakhand, here and below.
IMAGE: The injured being evacuated.
Himachal Pradesh
IMAGE: Aerial views of the Manali-Ladakh highway after a portion of it at Chikka village in Lahaul and Spiti was washed away due to a cloudburst, here and below.
IMAGE: Indian Army personnel construct a makeshift bridge in cloudburst hit Samej Khadd village in the Rampur area.
IMAGE: Indian Army personnel evacuate stranded residents via the makeshift bridge.
IMAGE: Indian Army personnel provide medical help and distribute food items to affected residents.
IMAGE: A National Disaster Response Force team conducts a rescue operation after the cloudburst at Rajvan village, Padhar, in Mandi.
IMAGE: The search and rescue operation, here and below.
IMAGE: National Disaster Response Force personnel recover a dead body from the Sutlej river.
Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
