Huge Flood As Uttarakhand Glacier Breaks, 14 Dead, 170 Missing: 10 Points Uttarakhand Glacier: Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said rescue teams are working to save 170 people employed at the NTPC and Rishiganga power plants
Updated: February 08, 2021 7:55 am IST
Uttarakhand Glacier: The floods happened after a glacier break near Joshimath
Chamoli, Uttarakhand: 14 people were killed and 170 are still missing, after a glacier break at Joshimath in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district triggered massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday. Many villages were evacuated as floods swept away five bridges, damaged homes and the nearby NTPC power plant, and washed away a small hydro power project near Rishiganga. Six people were injured. National and state disaster response teams have been deployed, as have teams from the ITBP. The Army has sent six columns and the Navy seven diving teams. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: India s
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A view of the damaged Dhauliganga hydropower project at Reni village in Chamoli district after portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who visited Chamoli in wake of the deluge following a glacier burst on Sunday, said that over 125 people are missing and the number is likely to rise further.
He said that the army, ITBP and National and State Disaster Relief Force personnel are undertaking relief and rescue operations in the affected areaa. He also announced compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of all the deceased.
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Around 125 people were missing in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a small hydroelectric dam on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream. A wall of dust, rock and water hit as an avalanche roared down the Rishiganga valley deep in the mountains of Uttarakhand, a witness said. It came very fast, there was no time to alert anyone, Sanjay Singh Rana, who lives on the upper reaches of the river in Raini village, told Reuters by phone. I felt that even we would be swept away. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said 125 people were missing but the number could rise. So far, the bodies of seven people had been recovered. The disaster took place around 500 km (310 miles) north of New Delhi. Uttarakhand is prone to flash floods and landslides and the disaster prompted calls by environment groups for a review of power projects in the ecologically sensitive mountains. Earli
A glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district around on Sunday, causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and endangering the lives of people living along its banks.