India, Aug. 6 -- A group of 28 tourists from Kerala, initially reported missing after suspected cloudbursts triggered flash floods along the Kheer Ganga river in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, have been found safe, officials said on Wednesday.

The group of tourists, who were travelling to Gangotri, are currently stranded near Bhairav Ghati, around four kilometres from the site of the flash floods.

Malayali Samajam member in Uttarakhand, Dinesh, said that he spoke to the driver of the bus carrying the tourists. "I can confirm that they are safe. Their cell phones are switched off due to batteries dying and absence of network. That's why they were not able to contact their families," he said.

A team from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP),...