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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue. On 12 November 2023, a section of the Silkyara Bend–Barkot tunnel, planned to connect National Highway 134 in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, India, caved in while under construction. The collapse occurred at around 05:30 IST and trapped 41 workers inside the tunnel. [1][2]
Indian Himalayan Region, including Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Floods and landslides on August 14 in the Indian Himalayan Region killed at least 72 people. [1][2][3] Losses were estimated at $1.2 billion, and several hundred roads were closed. Portions of Himachal Pradesh received rainfall amounts of more than 12 inches (300 mm).
The confluence of the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers at Vishnuprayag. Map 3: the Rishiganga and Dhauliganga river valleys shown in a hi-res map based on detailed surveys. The 2021 Uttarakhand flood, also known as the Chamoli disaster, [1] began on 7 February 2021 in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site [2 ...
North India. Heavy rainfall during the 2023 monsoon season resulted in severe flooding and landslides across Northern India, primarily affecting residents in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. [1][2][3] A monsoon surge, coupled with a western disturbance has led to the highest ...
Disaster. On 3 June 2024 at around 14:00 (GMT+5:30), heavy snowfall struck the mountaineer group after reaching Lambtal and as they moved to Sahastra Tal peak at an elevation of about 12,000 feet, which intensified into blizzard conditions that lasted for four hours. [3] The wind escalated to roughly 90 kilometres per hour, with the snow ...
Operation Surya Hope. Operation Surya Hope was the Indian Army ’s Central Command response to the June 2013 North India floods in Uttarakhand. [1] The Uttarakhand flood was caused by record off-season monsoon rains, cloud burst, floods, flash floods, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), which were possibly induced by climate change. [2]
Half of the rescue distance is over,” the Speleogical Federation of Turkey posted in an update on Sunday. Mark is now at -500 meters as of 19:08, local time (GMT +3). Half of the rescue distance ...
The state of Uttarakhand within India. The 2016 Uttarakhand forest fires were a series of widespread, damaging wildfires that took place in Uttarakhand, India, between April and May. The fires were caused by a heatwave that spread across Uttarakhand and were the worst recorded in the region, with a reported 4,538 hectares (11,210 acres) of ...