Viral Video: With incessant rains pounding parts of India, including Uttarakhand, rivers, drains, and waterfalls have risen to dangerous levels. Despite the warnings from the administration and intellectuals to avoid such risky areas and to keep tourists away, some ventured into risky areas for a thrill, with tragic consequences.
Tourists Swept Away by Sudden Waterfall Surge
A current video that is going viral on social media explains quite graphically how such recklessness can result in tragedy. In a video shared on the official X handle of the Chamoli Police, some tourists were seen picnicking under a waterfall. A sudden surge in water turnes the serene scene into chaos as it sweeps away many of the tourists with brute force. The gut-wrenching video is going rapidly viral, emerging as a sharp reminder that the fury of nature can neither be predicted nor estimated during monsoon.
Tourists’ Enjoyment Ends as Water Levels Surge Rapidly
In the video, the serene enjoyment of the tourists is all of a sudden disrupted as the level of water starts rising. Very shortly, fast floodwaters wash over the group—effective evidence of the lethal might and fury of monsoon floods. Taking the video further, the Chamoli Police hammered down the most important message: keeping away from rivers, streams, and waterfalls during the monsoon season is the guarantee of safety. They appeal to all tourists and locals to avoid these spots to avert such tragedies.
Heavy Rainfall Hits Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and Maharashtra
This is not the case with Uttarakhand alone. Other states with hills, like Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and Maharashtra, have been receiving heavy rainfall, which caused high river levels and chances of floods. The hilly areas are reporting landslides and floods there, which caused several deaths. Strong pleas by the administration to avoid mountainous places and not to travel unnecessarily in this dangerous season are coming up.
The continued crisis would help people remember that safety advisories are to be obeyed and not compromised by resorting to risky behaviors in precarious weather conditions. The viral video was quite a vivid reminder of how much danger heavy rainfall and flooding can cause.
