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More than 12,000 deaths have already been attributed to glacial lake outburst floods worldwide

Heavy rains, rise in overall temp in 4 decades could have led to rock collapse Heavy rains, rise in overall temp in 4 decades could have led to rock collapse PTI / Updated: Mar 7, 2021, 06:00 IST UTTARAKHAND TRAGEDY Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development found that a crack had formed prior to the incident at the site NEWDELHI Heavy precipitation in the Chamoli region from February 4-6 and an overall rise in temperature in Uttarakhand in last four decades could have led to the rock collapse which triggered the deadly flash floods in the state last month, acco...

updated: Mar 06 2021, 17:06 ist Heavy precipitation in the Chamoli region from February 4-6 and an overall rise in temperature in Uttarakhand in last four decades could have led to the rock collapse which triggered the deadly flash floods in the state last month, according to a study by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. The report by Kathmandu-based ICIMOD, which was released on Friday, found that a crack had formed prior to the incident at the site where the rock detachment led to a rockslide from the Raunti peak. The rockslide brought along with it mounds of eart...

So far 72 bodies and 30 human body parts have been recovered from different places in the avalanche-hit areas, out of which 41 bodies have been identified.

Heavy precipitation in the Chamoli region from February 4-6 and an overall rise in temperature in Uttarakhand in last four decades could have led to the rock collapse which triggered the deadly flash floods in the state last month, according to a study by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.