“Our village is situated at a height. My mother was working outside when the flash flood descended. Had it not been for her warning, I and around two dozen of my colleagues would be dead by now,” Kaireni said.
» Had It Not Been For Her Warning : How Woman s Frantic Calls to Son Saved 25 Lives in U khand Tragedy
2-MIN READ Had It Not Been For Her Warning : How Woman s Frantic Calls to Son Saved 25 Lives in U khand Tragedy
Damaged dam of the Rishi Ganga Power Project, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river on February 7, 2021. (File photo)
On February 7, a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier possibly burst through its banks in Chamoli district, triggering an avalanche and a deluge.
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A mother s frantic phone calls to her son, pleading with him to move away from the barrage, helped save the lives of as many as 25 people in the Uttarakhand glacier burst.