Leh Devastation

Bulat Kumar is still haunted by the trauma of the night when Leh was hit by a flash flood caused by a cloudburst. A labourer from Bihar, he was asleep in his tent with nine relatives when the floods hit Leh.All of them were washed away; he's the only one who survived and doesn't know if his family in a Bihar village even knows about the tragedy."We...

On ground zero, it's a story of devastation, a capital otherwise brimming with tourists now a ghost town. Rescue operations continue 24 hours a day and for those who have survived, rescue personnel are taking care of their food, shelter and medical aid.The outskirts of Leh town on the road leading to Manali has flattened houses and buried vehicles....

Finally, a father has found his son. Cyrus Surti's son Rohan, who was missing since Friday in Leh called home today and told his parents he was safe. Rohan  said it would take him about a week to get back, as it was impossible to leave Leh right now. Rohan is in India on a holiday from Australia. He was in  Ladakh with his friends. His fa...

Bulat Kumar is still haunted by the trauma of the night when Leh was hit by a flash flood caused by a cloudburst. A labourer from Bihar, he was asleep in his tent with nine relatives when the floods hit Leh.All of them were washed away; he's the only one who survived and doesn't know if his family in a Bihar village even knows about the tragedy."We...

On ground zero, it's a story of devastation, a capital otherwise brimming with tourists now a ghost town. Rescue operations continue 24 hours a day and for those who have survived, rescue personnel are taking care of their food, shelter and medical aid.The outskirts of Leh town on the road leading to Manali has flattened houses and buried vehicles....

Finally, a father has found his son. Cyrus Surti's son Rohan, who was missing since Friday in Leh called home today and told his parents he was safe. Rohan  said it would take him about a week to get back, as it was impossible to leave Leh right now. Rohan is in India on a holiday from Australia. He was in  Ladakh with his friends. His fa...