Uttarakhand flash floods News
National highways leading to the Himalayan shrines of Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri were blocked by debris following landslides at different points.
Indian Navy and Air Force conducted joint operation to measure glacial lake's depth
The lake is 400 metres in length, 25 metres wide and 60 metres deep
At least 65 people were killed and 139 went missing in the glacial disaster
Uttarakhand glacier tragedy death toll reaches 50.
150 people are still missing.
Heavy machinery is being used to assist the drilling for the rescue efforts.
Villagers say the disaster might have been caused by a plutonium radioactive device
The device is said to be lost during a secret expedition in 1965
Retired Captain MS Kohli who led the 1965 expedition has refuted villagers' claims
Cloud burst was reported on Saturday in Rudraprayag region of Uttarakhand.
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