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2013 Northern Indian Floods NASA satellite imagery of Northern India on 17 June, showing rainclouds that led to the disaster Location Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Nepal Sudurpashchim Pradesh Karnali Pradesh Some parts of Tibet Deaths 6,054 Property damage 4,550 villages were affected In June 2013, a mid-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused ...
25 June 2013: An IAF Mi-17 V5 helicopter on a relief and rescue mission from Gauchar to Guptkashi and Kedarnath on return leg from Kedarnath crashed North of Gaurikund. 20 persons on board were killed. Of these five were IAF crew members, and 15 ITBP soldiers, of whom 9 were on deputation with NDRF.
It was about 2 km (1.2 mi) upstream from the town of Kedarnath in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, part of the Mandakini River system. On 17 June 2013, the moraine holding back the waters of the lake gave way and vast quantities of water cascaded down the valley below, causing a catastrophic flash flood. [1]
Kedarnath was the worst affected area during the 2013 flash floods in North India. The temple complex, surrounding areas, and Kedarnath town suffered extensive damage, but the temple structure did not suffer any major damage, apart from a few cracks on one side of the four walls which was caused by the flowing debris from the higher mountains.
A final photo has emerged of North Carolina grandparents on the roof of their home, surrounded by floodwaters, minutes before they drowned due to Hurricane Helene. Jessica Drye Turner’s family ...
The Kedarnath Temple and the huge rock behind it in the aftermath of the flood On 16 June 2013, at approximately 7:30 P.M., a landslide occurred near the Kedarnath Temple. On 17 June 2013 at approximately 6:40 a.m., water began to rush down from the Chorabari Tal or Gandhi Sarovar, bringing along with its flow, a huge amount of silt, rocks, and ...
A 76-year-old patient sitter has been sentenced for assaulting a 68-year-old man with the remote control for a hospital bed. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Eleanor Flowers, of Washington, D.C., was ...
The United States Food and Drugs Administration is warning pet owners about a common medication given to pets to treat arthritis. The F.D.A. now says that the drug Librela may be associated with ...