India, Aug. 5 -- Locals fear more than 20 hotels and homestays have been washed away in a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Dharali village near Gangotri on Tuesday.

The tragedy in the Himalayan valley near Harsil in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district was caught on several videos, which showed the sheer scale of the devastation.

The cloudburst took place in the catchment of a local stream that joins the Bhagirathi river.

At least 10 people were buried under the debris, Rajesh Panwar, a local resident, told PTI, adding that 20-25 hotels and homestays may have been swept away.

Dharali is among the last stops for pilgrims on way to Gangotri, the spot from where Bhagirathi, the sources stream of the holy Ganga, origina...