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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] in the outer Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India (Maps 1 and 2). [3] It was caused by a large rock and ice avalanche consisting of material dislodged from Ronti ...
Starting approximately 10:45 a.m. IST on 7 February 2021, [1] a flooding disaster occurred all along the river and its gorge following a landslide, avalanche or glacial lake outburst flood. Flash flood on February 7 in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, claimed at least 72 lives with at least 200 missing.
During the 2021 Uttarakhand flood, 13 villages in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand were cut off due to flash floods. Major damages occurred in Raini village where a glacial lake outburst flood in the Rishiganga river had washed away a 90 metres (0.056 mi) bridge which was the only connection to Niti valley.
The Dhauliganga Dam was a concrete face rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Dhauliganga River near Dharchula in Uttarakhand, India, close to the borders with Tibet and Nepal. It had very little pondage and operated as run-of-the-river . [ 2 ]
Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving at least 48 people dead and many others trapped, officials told local media on Monday.
2012 Himalayan flash floods; ... 2020 Uttarakhand forest fires; 2021 Uttarakhand flood; 2022 Uttarakhand avalanche; ... This page was last edited on 16 October 2021, ...
An updated flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 12:05 p.m. "At 12:05 p.m., Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy ...
This image, taken early Thursday morning, April 29, 2021, shows flood watches (darker greens), flash flood warnings (lighter green) and tornado watches (red) in effect over the south-central ...