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Uttarkashi, Nine days after the devasting flash flood devoured almost half of Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, demolishing buildings in its bustling market area and sweeping away people, ...
Scientists point out that a cloudburst is natural event that occurs under a specific set of meteorological conditions, when ...
The biggest challenge for rescuers is to locate those possibly trapped under debris, some buried 40–50 feet above what was once Dharali village and its bustling market. With route connectivity broken, ...
Dharali village in Uttarakhand was devastated by six consecutive flash floods that destroyed infrastructure, cut off ...
DEHRADUN: A devastating cloudburst in Dharali, Uttarkashi, which has left 68 people missing and feared buried under a torrent ...
Earlier on Tuesday, authorities continued air operations to rescue the stranded people in the areas of Dharali and Harsil in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, where flash floods hit on August 5, ...
Heavy rain lashed Delhi-NCR and Mumbai on Thursday, offering respite from intense heat and humidity. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a 'yellow' alert for both cities, forecasting ...
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Lessons from Dharali Disaster

It is not just nature's fury that causes flash floods, but a cumulative effect of of human negligence, greed, and disregard for ecological limits ...
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has raised a red alert, cautioning against an imminent threat of flash floods ...