Glacial burst in Uttarakhand s Chamoli grim reminder of 2013 Kedarnath deluge
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Published: Sunday, February 7, 2021, 19:39 [IST]
Dehradun, Feb 07: The massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river triggered by a glacial burst in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district on Sunday came as a grim reminder of the Kedarnath deluge of 2013 which led to widespread devastation in the ecologically fragile Himalayan region.
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A devastating natural disaster in the form of torrential rains of unseen magnitude had struck Kedarnath on 16-17 June in 2013.
The banks of the Chorabari lake in Kedarnath collapsed due to a cloudburst that had resulted in a major flash flood causing widespread destruction in Uttarakhand and led to heavy losses to infrastructure, agriculture lands, human and animal lives.
Uttarakhand glacier burst | Dhauliganga’s water level at Joshimath breaches records, say Central Water Commission
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At 11 am, the water level recorded at Joshimath was 1,388m. During the 2013 Uttarakhand flash floods, the highest flood level at Joshimath was 1,385.54m.
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Rescue operations are under way near the Dhauliganga hydropower project after a glacier broke off at Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauliganga river in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on February 7, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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At 11 am, the water level recorded at Joshimath was 1,388m. During the 2013 Uttarakhand flash floods, the highest flood level at Joshimath was 1,385.54m.
Uttarakhand glacier burst leaves 7 dead, 125 missing; efforts on to rescue 30 trapped in tunnel, say officials Two power projects – NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project – were extensively damaged with scores of labourers trapped in tunnels as the waters came rushing in. FP Staff February 08, 2021 02:53:18 IST This frame grab from video provided by KK Productions shows a massive flood of water, mud and debris flowing at Chamoli District after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand on Sunday. AP
At least, seven bodies were recovered till late on Sunday night and 125 still missing after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and massive flooding along the Alaknanda, Dhauli Ganga and Ri
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Water level in Dhauliganga River rises suddenly following avalanche near a power project at Raini village in Tapovan area of Chamoli district. (Photo/ANI)
U khand glacier burst: CM Rawat cautions people against rumours, says No rise of water-level in Joshimath ANI | Updated: Feb 08, 2021 01:47 IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Appealing people not to pay attention to hearsay, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday shared Uttarakhand Police tweet cautioning people to not get mislead by the rumours being spread on social media about the rise of water levels in Joshimath, which are completely false. Misleading and fact-less news is being spread on social media by some person regarding the rise in the water level in Joshimath, which is completely untrue. We request everyone to please ignore such rumours, and only trust the sources which are reliable, tweeted the official account of Uttarakhan
The massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river triggered by a glacial burst in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district on Sunday came as a grim reminder of the Kedarnath deluge of 2013 which led to widespread devastation in the ecologically fragile Himalayan region. A devastating natural disaster in the form of torrential rains of unseen magnitude had struck Kedarnath on 16-17 June in 2013. The banks of the Chorabari lake in Kedarnath collapsed due to a cloudburst that had resulted in a major flash flood causing widespread destruction in Uttarakhand and led to heavy losses to infrastructure, agriculture lands, human and animal lives. However, unlike the Kedarnath tragedy which struck after a downpour, the flash flood on Sunday occurred on a bright and sunny morning which helped in relief and rescue operations by police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel in the affected areas.