Deafening sound & torrents of water, recall shocked villagers
1942 Raini (U’khand), February 7 It was a tranquil winter morning in Raini village until the residents were jolted at around 10 am on Sunday by a loud sound and the sight of huge torrents of water and sludge in the Rishi Ganga river hurtling towards them. “Before we could make out what was happening, the raging muddy waters of Rishi Ganga had devastated the landscape,” says Dharam Singh (50), a resident of the village. The scenes brought back to the people horrifying memories of the 2013 Kedarnath deluge that killed thousands. Many were feared swept away in the sudden floods on Sunday, ...