Uttarkashi: 17 Die, Many Missing Post Cloud Burst

Seventeen people were killed and many went missing as heavy rains lashed Uttarakhand on Sunday, razing houses to ground and uprooting trees in the state. Cloudbursts in Mori block of Uttarkashi district late on Saturday night flooded the tributaries of the Yamuna river which wreaked havoc in Arakot, Sanel, Makudi and Tikochi villages, flattening a number of houses. One woman was killed in Makudi village of the district, while seven went missing as a dozen houses were flattened in the hamlet.