Chamoli Tragedy: Trail of Destruction
Chamoli Tragedy: Trail of Destruction
The initial 35 km journey of the flood has been most dangerous, which washed away roads, bridges and damaged every structure that came its way. Using fresh high-resolution satellite imagery from the space firm Planets Labs and Indian Space Research Organization s (ISRO) Cartosat satellites, we try to follow this destructive journey in the Himalayas.
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Relative of a person missing after the Uttarakhand flash floods awaits his return. (Photo: PTI)
The Sunday
flash floods in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district have been incredibly destructive, causing loss of lives and property. The initial 35 km journey of the flood has been most dangerous, which
Sixteen men were rescued safely from a tunnel in the Tapovan project but about 125 were still missing. As night fell in the ecologically fragile Himalayas and rescue work in the difficult to access areas became more difficult, there were fears they may be dead.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday expressed France s full solidarity with India in the wake of a glacier burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district that triggered a massive flood in the region.
Highlights
Uttarakhand on Sunday witnessed a major natural disaster when a glacier burst in the Chamoli district.
It triggered a massive avalanche and then led to the rising of water levels in the river Rishiganga.
It also washed away the Rishiganga small hydro project of 13.2 MW.
New Delhi: Uttarakhand on Sunday (February 7, 2021) witnessed a major natural disaster when a glacier burst in the Chamoli district and triggered a massive avalanche. The glacial burst then led to the rising of water levels in the river Rishiganga and washed away the Rishiganga small hydro project of 13.2 MW.
Uttarakhand glacier burst Emergency Contact Numbers: 1070, 1905 and 9557444486.