New Delhi, June 30 -- In the fragile hours before sunrise on Sunday, a sudden cloudburst above the Silla village in Uttarkashi district set off a deadly cascade of destruction. The torrential downpour triggered flash floods and a massive landslide that slammed into a construction site near the Yamunotri pilgrimage route, sweeping away tents and laborers in its violent descent. [.]

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