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A glacier broke off in Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Sunday (February 07), causing massive flooding in the Dhauli Ganga river.

Sixteen men were rescued safely from a tunnel in the Tapovan project but about 125 were still missing. As night fell in the ecologically fragile Himalayas and rescue work in the difficult to access areas became more difficult, there were fears they may be dead.

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 2019 study forewarned of alarming rate of Himalayan glacier melting While the Himalayas are, generally, not melting as fast as the Alps, the progression appears to be similar, according to the study. Image courtesy: High Himalayan As a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhands Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to massive floods, a study published in 2019 had warned that Himalayan glaciers...

Eighteen people were confirmed dead on Monday and at least 200 others were missing after a devastating flash flood in India thought to have been caused by a chunk of glacier breaking off. The resulting wall of water and debris barrelled down a tight valley in India's Himalayan north on Sunday morning, destroying bridges, roads and hitting two hydroelectric power plants. "There

Ration being air dropped to nine villages beyond Raini bridge. Special Arrangement.     Ration being air dropped to nine villages beyond Raini bridge that was swept away in floods caused by glacial burst yesterday, says ITBP spokesperson. - Vijaita Singh We waited for hours, praying to God and joking with each other, says rescued worker One of the rescued workers, Rakesh Bhatt, said they were working in the tunnel when water rushed in. "We thought it might be rain and that the water will rece...

Read more about In pictures: Six Hydropower projects wrecked by flash floods in Uttarakhand on Business Standard. Business Standard brings you key power projects that were destroyed in the glacier burst on Feb 7 and the floods that devastated the state in 2013

The Globe and Mail Biswajeet Banerjee and Rishabh R. Jain RUDRAPRAYAG, India Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Members of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police take part in a rescue operation after a broken glacier caused a major river surge that swept away bridges and roads, at a tunne...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/search-on-for-more/"></div>LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Indian rescuers searched on Monday for more than 200 people missing after part of a remote Himalayan glacier broke away, sweeping away bridges, breaking dams and sending a torrent of water, rocks and construction debris down a mountain valley. Sunday’s disaster below Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, swept away the s...

Proglacial lakes, formed after glaciers retreat, are often bound by sediment and boulder formations. Additional water or pressure, or structural weakness, can cause both natural and manmade dams to burst, sending a mass of floodwater surging down the rivers and streams fed by the glacier.