Uttarakhand, Aug. 5 -- Uttarkashi's Dharali village was engulfed with floodwater and dust on Tuesday, moments after a massive cloudburst triggered flashfloods, with raging torrent of water sweeping houses, homestays.

Multiple videos of the cloudburst captured the dramatic moments during which Dharali's lush green landscape got suddenly engulfed by a surge of muddy brown torrents as flash floods ripped through the region. The disaster claimed four lives.

The cloudburst occurred in the catchment area of the Kheer Ganga river.

Not just the videos, but photos of Dharali taken before and after the cloudburst showed startling differences - highlighting the scale of destruction caused by the calamity.

What was earlier a canvas of lush green ...