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Two tragedies within days caused by two extreme weather events. But will govts change anything?  Cloudbursts are no longer freak events – flash floods in Kashmir’s Kishtwar come barely 10 days after a ...
In just 10 days, two terrible disasters hit — one in Dharali, Uttarakhand, and one in Kishtwar, Kashmir. Both were caused by extreme weather. A cloudburst is when huge amounts of rain fall suddenly ...
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Governor Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.) on Thursday convened a high-level meeting to assess the state's ...
Geological experts detail the formation of a temporary lake in the Bhagirathi River due to flash floods in Uttarkashi's ...
Flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir highlight increasing extreme weather in India's Himalayas, linked to climate ...
Uttarkashi, A team of geological experts on Friday explained how a temporary lake was formed in the Bhagirathi river following the recent flash floods in Uttarkashi's Dharali village, which also ...
Uttarkashi district administration said that critically ill patients from Dharali and other border areas affected by the devastating cloudburst were sent to the district hospital via MI-17 helicopter.
At least 60 people have been killed and dozens are still missing after flash floods hit a village hosting Hindu pilgrims in ...
The disaster in Dharali has left the region cut off. With no road connectivity, the supply of essential goods has ground to a halt. Shopkeepers, hoteliers, dhaba owners, and transporters – whose ...
Rescue workers retrieved more bodies from mud and debris in the flood-hit Kishtwar region of Indian Kashmir on Friday, ...
Tragic landslide in Dharali Himalayan village leaves residents missing, rescue efforts hampered by continuous rains and challenging conditions.
Srinagar (India) (AFP) — Indian rescue teams on Friday dug through mud searching for victims, a day after the latest deadly flood to crash through a Himalayan village killed at least 60 people.