Tag: Uttarakhand Flash Floods

Uttarakhand Flash Floods
46 Dead, 11 Reported Missing In Uttarakhand Flash Floods, Landslides

Rescue and relief operations are still awaited in many remote areas and villages. Nainital, a major tourist destination, remains the worst-affected area in the state where 28 persons have reportedly died and several others are still missing

  • Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Collapse Of Rock Mass Weakened Due To Freezing May Have Caused Uttarakhand Flash Floods: Scientists
Collapse Of Rock Mass Weakened Due To Freezing May Have Caused Uttarakhand Flash Floods: Scientists

New Delhi: A rock mass, weakened due to years of freezing and thawing of snow, may have led to the creation of a weak zone, triggering its collapse that resulted in flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, initial observations by scientists of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) suggest. The crashing rock […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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