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All You Need To Know About Nandadevi Glacier, Which Caused Flash Floods After Bursting © Provided by Indiatimes Nandadevi Glacier has made headlines for the wrong reasons after a part of it broke off resulting in flash floods in Uttarakhand. The water level rose suddenly in Chamoli district.  This resulted in many houses being washed away on the banks of Dhauliganga river in Reni village. Around 100 to 150 are feared dead.  © Provided by Indiatimes Sputnik News "The Rishiganga project i...

A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in the Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, damaging the Rishiganga hydropower project.

Uttarakhand glacier burst: State government issues help line numbers for those stranded in affected areas - CM Rawat said that medical teams have been rushed to the affected site and a 30-bed hospital has been kept ready at Joshimath

Indian rescue crews struggled to reach trapped victims Sunday after part of a glacier in the Himalayas broke off and released a torrent of water and debris that slammed into two hydroelectric plants. At least nine people were killed and 140 were missing in a disaster experts said appeared to point to global warming.

/ Reuters, NEW DELHIAs many as 150 people were yesterday feared dead in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a hydroelectric dam, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream.

India News: In 2019, a village resident had filed a PIL in the Uttarakhand high court (HC) alleging unfair and environmentally hazardous practices by the private

Feb 07, 2021, 16:18 IST BREAKING: Massive floods were triggered after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhands Chamoli district on Sunday. This led to  a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation. It is reported that more than 100 labourers working at a power project in Tapovan-Reni are feared dead and the power project was swept away completely.          Homes along the way were also swept away as the waters rushed...

Scores missing in India after glacier causes deadly flooding

At least 9 people have been killed and up to 150 are missing after a Himalayan glacier crashed into a dam and triggered a huge flood in in the northern state of Uttarakhand.

In a relief for the area hit by a major glacier burst in Uttarakhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said no adverse weather events are expected over Chamoli, Tapovan and Joshimath on February 7 and 8.