“Our village is situated at a height. My mother was working outside when the flash flood descended. Had it not been for her warning, I and ...

In a statement issued here, Relief Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh Sanjay Goyal said, "As of February 13, five persons from the state have di...

Hope at the other end of the tunnel is keeping over 500 rescue personnel going at the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project in Uttarakhand’s Cham...

The 202 still missing include those working at hydel power project sites as well as villagers nearby whose homes were washed away with the ...

Personnel from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and some state disaster response teams ar...

Proglacial lakes, formed after glaciers retreat, are often bound by sediment and boulder formations. Additional water or pressure, or struc...

Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said 143 people are still missing, a day after the glacier burst triggered a massive avalanche and floods in th...

While those in the higher reaches saw their loved ones swept away, those downhill darted in panic. “Bhaago (run),” people were screaming. B...

The Haridwar administration ordered evacuation of devotees from the ghats of Haridwar and Rishikesh. However, later in the evening chief se...

In 2017, scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) had filed a detailed report on floods in the Himalayas, including th...

A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alak...

The statement comes after a glacial broke in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District in Uttarakhand on Sunday, which led to massive flood...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 each for ...

Scientists on Sunday said satellite and Google Earth images did not show a glacial lake near the region, but there was a possibility of 'wa...

In view of a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday requested his counterpart Trivendra Singh Rawat to...

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said he was deeply worried about the massive glacier burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli distri...

"Am constantly monitoring the unfortunate situation in Uttarakhand. India stands with Uttarakhand and the nation prays for everyone's safet...