Famous for its tree huggers, village at center of India glacier collapse warned of impending disaster for decades. No one listened
When contractors came to her Himalayan forest to cut down thousands of trees, Gaura Devi rallied the women of her village and marched into the woods.
Armed with only their bare hands and fierce determination to save the forest upon which their livelihoods depended, Gaura Devi and the women put themselves between the trees and the contractors’ chainsaws.
The state government had hatched a plan to draw the men of the village away to another town, believing the women would not put up a fight.
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India glacier burst: Rescue workers looking for 171 people feared dead
At least 171 people are missing and 26 have now died in northern India after part of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river sending a devastating avalanche of water, dust and rocks down a mountain gorge, and crashing through a dam.
Rescue teams worked through the night to find survivors trapped under the debris.
Most of the missing are workers from two hydroelectric projects in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district, which were hit by the avalanche.
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A hydro project vehicle is seen stuck in slash and mud at Reni village in the Tapovan area of Chamoli district, in Indian state of Uttrakhund.(AP)
More than 150 missing and 14 dead as burst glacier triggers flash floods in India
At least 14 people are dead and more than 150 missing after a glacier burst in India s northern Uttarakha.
Posted: Feb 8, 2021 1:40 AM
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At least 14 people are dead and more than 150 missing after a glacier burst in India s northern Uttarakhand state Sunday and crashed through two hydroelectric projects, triggering deadly flash floods along the river.
Footage of the disaster showed a fast-moving avalanche of dust, rock and water barreling through the narrow gorge in Chamoli district, in the Himalayan state, and sweeping away parts of a dam as well as buildings, trees and people in its path. Those living further down the river were urged to evacuate from the rising waters.