New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Dehradun was placed under a red alert on Tuesday morning after heavy rainfall triggered a cloudburst, causing the Tamsa river to overflow and flood parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of extremely heavy downpours in Dehradun and Tehri Garhwal till 9 am, along with thunderstorms and gusty winds of up to 87 km/h.

Dramatic visuals from Dehradun showed the Tamsa river in full spate, submerging the Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, a revered pilgrimage site. Temple priest Acharya Bipin Joshi said the water level began rising around 5 am, flooding the entire temple premises.

"This kind of situation has not taken place in a very long time. Losses have been incurred at various places. people s...