Uttarkashi, Aug. 9 -- Furqan Ahmed was sitting in his car in Dharali when he heard the hills rumble. Floodwaters were barrelling into Dharali and he had seconds to decide - wait for his friends, or drive. The welder from Uttar Pradesh floored the accelerator pedal, leaving death behind, but carrying with him a mountain of guilt. The 31-year-old was sitting in his Maruti Alto, parked at the entrance of the Dharali market. Three of his friends were barely 20 feet from the hatchback - but still too far for Ahmed to get to them. "I saw people running past and realised something major had happened. I told my friends to run, because they wouldn't be able to make it to the car. I sped away when I realised the water was getting closer," he said on ...