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Why Uttarkashi’s flash flood was a disaster waiting to happen & how your favourite mountain routes are at risk too: Experts warnA devastating disaster struck Dharali village in Uttarakhand, triggered by a massive collapse of glacial debris, not a typical cloudburst. ...
86,000 sq metres of land slipped away, debris travelled 8 km along Iruvanjippuzha river: ISRO satellite images revealSatellite imagery from Isro's NRSC showcased the severe impact of landslides in Wayanad, Kerala. The event caused 86,000 square metres of l...
Wayanad Landslide: ISRO's satellite imagery reveals severe destruction, death toll at 293In the aftermath of the deadly landslides in Wayanad, Kerala, ISRO has released high-resolution satellite images showing extensive damage. ...
Indonesia floods kill 67 as rescuers race to find missingIndonesian rescuers raced Wednesday to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after heavy rains caused flash floods and washed volcani...
Rain wreaks havoc in Uttarakhand, Chardham Yatra suspendedThe defence college building in Uttarakhand's Maldevta collapsed on Monday as torrential rains pounded the state, flooding major rivers and...
Uttarakhand: Bridge near India-China border "under threat" due to rapid flow of water, says BROBorder Roads Organisation on Sunday said a valley bridge near the India-China border, nine km ahead of Malari village here has come under t...
Cloudburst in Dehradun, swollen rivers wash away bridgesThe cloudburst occurred around 2.15 am in Sarkhet village in the Raipur area, the officials said. A bridge over the Song river near Thano w...
Manipur landslide death toll rises to 42; 20 still missingDefence spokesman Lt Col Angom Bobin Singh said despite extreme bad weather, Indian Army, Assam Rifles, Territorial Army and national and s...
Death count in Manipur landslide rises to 42, rains affect search for missing 20Bodies of 37 people have been found so far from under the debris. Among them are 24 Territorial Army personnel and 13 civilians, a defence ...
- Climate change, hydro projects triggered Chamoli disaster: Study
While the study stops short of linking the disaster directly to climate change, it says that the increasing frequency of high-mountain slop...
Chamoli disaster due to ‘rock and ice avalanche’ that transformed into massive ‘debris flow’: StudyWhile the study stops short of linking the disaster directly to climate change, it says that the increasing frequency of high-mountain slop...
Uttarakhand floods: Rescue efforts hampered by water accumulation inside tunnelSludge clearing at the adit tunnel, where eleven bodies were recovered recently, was temporarily suspended since Tuesday evening due to the...
Uttarakhand Glacier disaster: Rescue operation to locate 25-35 workers trapped inside Tapovan tunnel continuesThe rescue operation at the NTPC hydel project site, which bore the brunt of the disaster, has been going on uninterrupted since Sunday aft...
Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Toll climbs to 31 in Uttarakhand disaster, CM Rawat meets affected villagersAround 170 people are still missing after the Sunday's disaster apparently caused by a glacier burst, according to the latest data.
Centre's 'Chardham' highway project under NGT scannerModi in December last year had laid the foundation stone for 900-km-long Chardham highway development project to be built with an investmen...
Kosi flood alert: Bihar evacuates 50,000 peopleAround 2.25 lakh people could be hit in the nine Bihar districts of Supaul, Saharsa, Madhepura, Khagaria, Purnia, Araria, Madhubani, Darbha...
Bihar govt on alert, seeks army help over Kosi flood threatThe Central government, Vyasji said, has dispatched seven additional companies of NDRF from Kolkata to help its 8 companies deployed in Sup...