As torrential rains pounded the state, Himachal  Joshimath residents became fearful as additional fractures formed in the town, according to news agency ANI. In Panwar Mohalla and Negi Mohalla in Sunil village in Joshimath, where the top and lower sides of the hamlet developed cracks at various locations, around 16 families are at risk due to heavy downpour because there is a chance of a significant landslide in the area. The affected families claim that because of the threat of a building collapsing, many were compelled to spend the night outside.

On the 77th anniversary of India’s independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his countrymen from the Red Fort’s ramparts and voiced his concern about the extreme flooding at Himachal Joshimath the rain has caused in the states, according to ANI. The prime minister also said that both the federal government and the state would support the impacted families in times of need so they could rebuild their lives. In some locations in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, significant to very heavy rainfall is expected during the course of the next 24 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department. For both of the hilly states, the Met department has issued a red notice, which will progressively turn into an orange alert.