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Flood Washes Away Uttarakhand Bridge, Contact Lost With Border Villages
Floods in Jummagad river in the border area of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand has washed away the bridge built on it, blocking the Indo-Tibet border road there while contact with over a dozen border villages has also been lost.
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Huge Rock Broke From Left Valley Of Raunthi Gad, Leading To Uttarakhand Flood In February: Report
A huge mass of rock and snow broke from a left valley of Raunthi Gad, crashing down in the Rishiganga valley and triggering a deadly flood in the Rishiganga river that wiped out a hydel power plant in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district in February
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Heavy Rains, Rising Temperature Likely Caused Uttarakhand Disaster: Report
Heavy precipitation in the Chamoli region from February 4-6 and an overall rise in temperature in Uttarakhand in last four decades could have led to the rock collapse which triggered the deadly flash floods in the state last month, according to a study by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.
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ITBP, Disaster Response Team Remove Obstacles From Uttarakhand Lake
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel along with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Thursday removed trees and boulders from the artificial lake formed after the flash flood in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.
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136 Missing After Uttarakhand Disaster To Be Declared Dead: Officials
136 people who went missing after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli unleashed an avalanche and flash floods will be declared dead, officials have said.
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 61 Bodies Found, Over 140 Still Missing
Sixty-one bodies have been recovered eleven days after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli unleashed flash floods that destroyed a hydroelectric station and five bridges, besides severely damaging another power project
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 54 Bodies Recovered, Search On For Survivors
Eight days after flash flood wrecked Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, 54 bodies have been recovered so, authorities have informed. That leaves over 150 persons still missing going by the initial estimates. Various forces are still racing against time to save possible survivors. The glacier burst in the upper Himalayas that caused the avalanche and d...
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Air Force's Chinook Choppers Used In Uttarakhand Rescue Operations Today
The massive rescue operations in Uttarakhand were today ably aided by the Indian Air Force's newly acquired Chinook CH-47F helicopters. The advanced multi-mission aircraft brought in both personnel and material required for the multi-agency mission at the Tapovan tunnel, choked in the aftermath of the glacier burst and flash flood on Sunday.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Work Resumes After Temporary Halt As River Surges
The multi-agency rescue operation at a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Tapovan -- where more than 30 people are thought to be trapped for four days -- had to be temporarily halted as several rivers in the area surged again days after Sunday's flash-floods. Orders have been given to vacate the areas downstream, officials said.
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Day 5 Of Rescue Ops To Find Those Trapped In Uttarakhand Tunnel
Rescuers began drilling from above a debris-filled tunnel on Thursday in a desperate bid to reach dozens of people missing since a flash flood likely caused by a breaking glacier four days earlier.
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Scientists Research What May Have Caused Uttarakhand Flash Floods: Report
A rock mass weakened over a period of time due to freezing and thawing of snow must have led to the creation of a "weak zone", triggering its collapse, which resulted in the formation of a temporary dam that eventually breached, causing the deadly floods in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, initial observations by scientists of the Wadia In...
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Ops Confront Debris 180 Metres Deep
Emergency workers in India on Monday raced against time to dig through mud and rocks choking a Himalayan tunnel after a devastating flash flood -- thought to have been caused by a chunk of glacier breaking off -- killed at least 31people.
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31 Dead In Uttarakhand Disaster; Race Against Time In Tunnel Rescue Op
A third day of massive search and rescue operation was underway today in Uttarakhand, parts of which were on Sunday hit by massive flooding following a glacier burst, killing 31 people. Disaster response teams, along with the armed forces, police, and paramilitary, continued to look for survivors among the nearly 200 missing.
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How A Phone Call Saved 12 In Uttarakhand: Survivors' Account
They had lost hope of survival when one of them found his mobile phone network working, helping them contact the authorities who rescued them from an underground tunnel at Tapovan in Uttarakahnd's Chamoli where flash floods wreaked havoc following a glacier burst.
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Uttarakhand Glacier Disaster Aftermath: Latest Pics
Fourteen people have been killed and over 200 are still missing after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, triggering massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday morning.
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Flood Washes Away Uttarakhand Bridge, Contact Lost With Border Villages
Floods in Jummagad river in the border area of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand has washed away the bridge built on it, blocking the Indo-Tibet border road there while contact with over a dozen border villages has also been lost.
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Huge Rock Broke From Left Valley Of Raunthi Gad, Leading To Uttarakhand Flood In February: Report
A huge mass of rock and snow broke from a left valley of Raunthi Gad, crashing down in the Rishiganga valley and triggering a deadly flood in the Rishiganga river that wiped out a hydel power plant in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district in February
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Heavy Rains, Rising Temperature Likely Caused Uttarakhand Disaster: Report
Heavy precipitation in the Chamoli region from February 4-6 and an overall rise in temperature in Uttarakhand in last four decades could have led to the rock collapse which triggered the deadly flash floods in the state last month, according to a study by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.
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ITBP, Disaster Response Team Remove Obstacles From Uttarakhand Lake
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel along with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Thursday removed trees and boulders from the artificial lake formed after the flash flood in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.
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136 Missing After Uttarakhand Disaster To Be Declared Dead: Officials
136 people who went missing after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli unleashed an avalanche and flash floods will be declared dead, officials have said.
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 61 Bodies Found, Over 140 Still Missing
Sixty-one bodies have been recovered eleven days after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli unleashed flash floods that destroyed a hydroelectric station and five bridges, besides severely damaging another power project
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 54 Bodies Recovered, Search On For Survivors
Eight days after flash flood wrecked Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, 54 bodies have been recovered so, authorities have informed. That leaves over 150 persons still missing going by the initial estimates. Various forces are still racing against time to save possible survivors. The glacier burst in the upper Himalayas that caused the avalanche and d...
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Air Force's Chinook Choppers Used In Uttarakhand Rescue Operations Today
The massive rescue operations in Uttarakhand were today ably aided by the Indian Air Force's newly acquired Chinook CH-47F helicopters. The advanced multi-mission aircraft brought in both personnel and material required for the multi-agency mission at the Tapovan tunnel, choked in the aftermath of the glacier burst and flash flood on Sunday.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Work Resumes After Temporary Halt As River Surges
The multi-agency rescue operation at a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Tapovan -- where more than 30 people are thought to be trapped for four days -- had to be temporarily halted as several rivers in the area surged again days after Sunday's flash-floods. Orders have been given to vacate the areas downstream, officials said.
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Day 5 Of Rescue Ops To Find Those Trapped In Uttarakhand Tunnel
Rescuers began drilling from above a debris-filled tunnel on Thursday in a desperate bid to reach dozens of people missing since a flash flood likely caused by a breaking glacier four days earlier.
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Scientists Research What May Have Caused Uttarakhand Flash Floods: Report
A rock mass weakened over a period of time due to freezing and thawing of snow must have led to the creation of a "weak zone", triggering its collapse, which resulted in the formation of a temporary dam that eventually breached, causing the deadly floods in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, initial observations by scientists of the Wadia In...
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Ops Confront Debris 180 Metres Deep
Emergency workers in India on Monday raced against time to dig through mud and rocks choking a Himalayan tunnel after a devastating flash flood -- thought to have been caused by a chunk of glacier breaking off -- killed at least 31people.
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31 Dead In Uttarakhand Disaster; Race Against Time In Tunnel Rescue Op
A third day of massive search and rescue operation was underway today in Uttarakhand, parts of which were on Sunday hit by massive flooding following a glacier burst, killing 31 people. Disaster response teams, along with the armed forces, police, and paramilitary, continued to look for survivors among the nearly 200 missing.
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How A Phone Call Saved 12 In Uttarakhand: Survivors' Account
They had lost hope of survival when one of them found his mobile phone network working, helping them contact the authorities who rescued them from an underground tunnel at Tapovan in Uttarakahnd's Chamoli where flash floods wreaked havoc following a glacier burst.
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Uttarakhand Glacier Disaster Aftermath: Latest Pics
Fourteen people have been killed and over 200 are still missing after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, triggering massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday morning.
