President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said he was deeply worried about the massive glacier burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district and prayed for the wellbeing and safety of people.
A part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to massive floods, that led to the death of 10 people. The deluge also brought spotlight on the 2013 flash floods in the hill states that wiped out settlements and killed over 5,000 people.
Dhauli Ganga river s water level at Joshimath breached all records after glacial burst
India
Updated: Monday, February 8, 2021, 14:20 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 07: The water level of the Dhauli Ganga river at Joshimath flowed at a perilously high level, breaching all records, Central Water Commission officials said after a part of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district leading to massive floods.
The glacial burst triggered an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations and trapped more than 100 labourers who are feared dead. The intensity of the river s flow in a short span of time was such that it engulfed whatever came in its way.
The spokesperson added that due to the collapse of at least three bridges in Reni village, including one of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), connectivity with some of their border posts has been totally restricted .
Glacial burst in Uttarakhand s Chamoli grim reminder of 2013 Kedarnath deluge
India
Published: Sunday, February 7, 2021, 19:39 [IST]
Dehradun, Feb 07: The massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river triggered by a glacial burst in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district on Sunday came as a grim reminder of the Kedarnath deluge of 2013 which led to widespread devastation in the ecologically fragile Himalayan region.
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A devastating natural disaster in the form of torrential rains of unseen magnitude had struck Kedarnath on 16-17 June in 2013.
The banks of the Chorabari lake in Kedarnath collapsed due to a cloudburst that had resulted in a major flash flood causing widespread destruction in Uttarakhand and led to heavy losses to infrastructure, agriculture lands, human and animal lives.