{"id":38630,"date":"2026-08-11T13:50:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38630"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:50:55","slug":"chamoli-district-news-bone-chilling-visuals-go-viral-as-heavy-rains-wash-down-bailey-bridge-in-uttarakhands-chamoli-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38630","title":{"rendered":"Chamoli District News: Bone-chilling visuals go viral as heavy rains wash down Bailey bridge in Uttarakhand&#8217;s Chamoli district"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133147472,imgsize-1634381,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bone-chilling-visuals-go-viral-as-heavy-rains-wash-down-bailey-bridge-in-uttarakhands-chamoli-district.jpg\" alt=\"Bone-chilling visuals go viral as heavy rains wash down Bailey bridge in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district\" title=\"Photo: @iamsurajmoyal\/ Instagram\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Photo: @iamsurajmoyal\/ Instagram\">Photo: @iamsurajmoyal\/ Instagram<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Heavy rains have once again put Uttarakhand on edge, and several viral videos on social media show bone-chilling visuals of massive water running down the mountains in the region after a flash flood hit Tamak Nala in Chamoli district of the state near Joshimath.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Viral video shows flash flood wash away a river overbridge as cloud burst brings down heavy rains<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>As Uttarakhand stands affected by flash floods, a video has gone viral on Instagram, posted by the user @iamsurajmoyal on his social media profile.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The video shows a massive amount of muddy water running down the mountain near a connecting bridge over a river strip. What followed was even more devastating: the force of water swept away the bridge within seconds after strong river currents, swollen by heavy rain, slammed into it, leaving the area cut off from the main town.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Visuals also showed a truck and an SUV on a road along the river turning away from the unfolding disaster just in time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Entire state to remain affected by the torrential rainfall<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>ADM Vivek Prakash told ANI that flash floods washed away the Bailey Bridge in Tamak Nala in Uttarakhand\u2019s Chamoli district.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>With the crossing gone, life in the area has changed overnight as the area got cut off from the main town.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Uttarakhand Disaster Management and Rehabilitation secretary Vinod Kumar Suman said to ANI, &#8220;it will rain in the entire state. And the rain will continue continuously. There will be a gap of some time in the evening. After this, like it rained last night, it will rain again like this in the night.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Suman added that Dehradun, Bageshwar, Nainital, and Champawat are among the worst-affected districts. He also said that the administration is not just reacting to the rain but preparing communities for it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Police operations are underway<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Teams from the police, local administration, SDRF, and NDRF have all been sent to the spot.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Separately, Chamoli Police said the heavy rain in Niti Valley has caused the Alaknanda River&#8217;s water level to rise and posted safety precautions to be taken in the region, stating on their X post, &#8220;Due to heavy rainfall in the Niti Valley, the water level of the Alaknanda River has risen. 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