Cometh the hour, cometh the man: NDRF personnel brave nature, terrain to reach landslide-hit Bhatwari

Harshil, Uttarakhand: The strategic Uttarkashi-Harsil road in Uttarakhand has been completely washed away in Bhatwari, halting all vehicular movement. With the route severed, rescue personnel are now being airlifted across by helicopter.

Apart from that JCB machines installed to clear the roads in landslide-hit areas. Nearly 150 residents from Harshil’s nearby places, which are affected due to cloud burst, have been airlifted to Uttarkashi.

According to government officials, till now 4 people have died and more than 50 people are missing.

ThePrint’s Suraj Singh Bisht brings you glimpses from the disaster-hit region.

A broken and washed away road in Uttarkashi | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

NDRF team reaches the affected area | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

NDRF team boards a helicopter to travel | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Traversing hillocks and other hurdles, NDRF team personnel march on to save lives | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Local residents help in clearing a roads damaged by landslide | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Bulldozers clear debris to make way for temporary tracks | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Uttrakhand police patrol a landslide-hit area | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

A partially-washed away road | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

NDRF team leaves for affected areas | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Local residents try to cross a damaged road | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Villagers walk through debris to reach other side of a road | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

NDRF personnel huddle for a last-minute meeting before being dispatched to affected areas | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

NDRF personnel walk through debris to take stock of the situation | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint