India, Sept. 16 -- At least 13 people were killed and 16 reported missing after intense overnight rainfall triggered cloudbursts, floods, landslides, and erosion in Dehradun. The worst-hit regions were Sahastradhara, Maldevta, and Premnagar.

Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Public Works Department (PWD), and police were pressed into service, while hundreds of residents were evacuated to safer locations.

Several key roads, including the Dehradun-Mussoorie stretch, were blocked at multiple points due to landslides and debris.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah spoke to chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday, assuring full central assistance an...