Over 500 houses develop cracks as Uttarakhand's Joshimath on verge of collapse | Pics

Joshimath, the holy town of Uttarakhand, is on the brink of collapse. (Photo: PTI)

Located at a height of 6,000 feet in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, the town of Joshimath on the route to Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib falls in high-risk seismic 'Zone-V'.  (Photo: Getty images)

People in the city are immensely alarmed as huge cracks have appeared in the houses of the area through which underground water is slipping in. (Photo: Getty images)

The number of landslides has increased phenomenally, and nine wards were already affected. (Photo: Twitter)

Hundreds of houses are at a risk of collapsing after developing deep cracks. (Photo: Twitter)

As many as 574 houses developed huge cracks that affected the lives of 3000 people. (Photo: Twitter)

The town is facing severe challenges amid the winter months as the risk of collapsing houses is getting deeper day by day. (Photo: Twitter)

As per information, the District Magistrate (DM) of Chamoli visited the area but no conclusion has been inferred so far. (Photo: Twitter)

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday began evacuating families in Joshimath where hundreds of houses are at risk of collapsing after developing deep cracks. (Photo: Twitter)

The district administration has launched relief and rescue operations in the area.(Photo: PTI)