Uttarkashi, Aug. 9 -- Amid devastation caused by the cloudburst, the rescue operations are underway with the disaster response forces trying to extricate those stranded in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi.

Pooja, a resident of Dehradun, was airlifted from near Dharali by the response forces. She had gone to her parents' home to celebrate Rakshabandhan. After being rescued with her two children, she said that a lot of people h lost their lives in the Uttarkashi tragedy.

"The situation there is bad. I could not tie a Rakhi to my brothers. I had planned to stay for a month, but I am leaving after just a week. I have two children with me. A lot of people there lost their lives," Pooja told ANI.

Bharat Bhai, a senior citizen from Gujarat's Ahemdaba...