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Daring Escape: Four Survive Himalayan Flash Flood
7 Aug
Summary
- Four young men stranded after flash flood in Dharali
- Survived the night without contact before Army rescue
- Headed to Gangotri shrine when disaster struck
On August 5, 2025, a group of four young men, including two university students, embarked on a trip to the Gangotri shrine in the Himalayas. The group, consisting of Amritansh Kumar from Lucknow, Alok Gangwar from Bareilly, and two of Alok's friends, had set out from Dehradun the previous day and reached Uttarkashi by nightfall.
The following afternoon, as the group was traveling between Uttarkashi and Harsil, they were caught in a sudden flash flood that swept their vehicle off the road. The four men narrowly escaped, finding themselves stranded in a disaster zone without phones, belongings, or any means of contacting the outside world.
Amritansh's older brother, Aadarsh Kumar, who had come from Lucknow to Dehradun, spent an anxious day and night trying to reach the group, with no success. It was not until the next morning that the Army was able to locate and rescue the stranded individuals, bringing them to a temporary camp in Uttarkashi.
The four survivors are now expected to reach Dehradun on Thursday, having endured a harrowing experience that transformed their birthday trip into a test of survival in the treacherous Himalayan terrain.
