Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 11 (ANI): The Uttarakhand flash flood incident took place after a Himalayan glacier from a remote peak fell into water and triggered the huge flood in the state, claimed scientists who have investigated and studied the incident.
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This photograph provided by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows NDRF personnel search for more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off Sunday and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down the mountain in Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, Monday, February 8, 2021.
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The collapse of a part of a Himalayan glacier in Chamoli district in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on February 7 has unleashed a massive disaster in the region. Around 26 people have lost their lives in the deluge so far and another 171, many of them workers in hydropower projects, are missing. Som
Efforts are underway to rescue workers trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, two days after flash floods in the region swept away almost everything along the Alaknanda river system.
Uttarakhand floods bring back memories of 2013 Kedarnath tragedy, but clear weather helping rescue operations For many people in Uttarakhand, the floods in Chamoli on Sunday brought back horrific memories of the deluge of 2013 in Kedarnath FP Staff February 08, 2021 13:45:34 IST ITBP personnel engaged in rescue operations in Uttarakhand. AP
For many people in Uttarakhand, the floods in Chamoli on Sunday brought back horrific memories of the deluge of 2013, which is estimated to have left over 5,000 people dead.
The sight of huge torrents of water and sludge and loud noises due to it caused panic in nearby villages,
PTI reported. Before we could make out what was happening, the raging muddy waters of Rishi Ganga had devastated the landscape, 50-year-old Dharam Singh, a resident of the Raini village, was quoted as saying.