Uttarkashi, Aug. 5 -- The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), in coordination with other agencies, rescued 37 people, including 11 women and 4 children, amid the devastation by the Dharali cloudburst, causing flash floods in the region.

According to an official statement, the injured have been safely evacuated to ITBP Border Out Posts (BOP) Kopang, and the injured have been provided with first aid.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached the state Emergency Operations Centre in Dehradun and took stock of the disastrous situation in the state due to the cloudbursts in Uttarkashi district. Rescue and relief efforts are being carried out on a war footing, according to the state government, with the help of multiple agencies, i...