At least four people have died and many are feared missing after a devastating flash flood triggered by a cloudburst in the upper catchment area of the Kheer Ganga river caused large-scale destruction in Dharali village in Uttarkashi district on Tuesday, The Times of India reported.

Uttarkashi district magistrate Prashant Arya confirmed the deaths of four people in the flash flood that struck Dharali village.

"A massive wave of flash flood hit the area. We are currently assessing the extent of damage to life and property," Arya said.

He added that teams from the Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed to the affected areas to carry out search and rescue operations, according to The Times of India.