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Flash flooding in Uttarakhand, India, kills 4, dozens still missing, local officials say
Uttarakhand, the mountainous northern state that hosts Dharali, has been devastated by cloudbursts before. A June 2013 ...
Villagers saved from Himalayan flash flood after leaving en masse to attend festival
Nearly 200 people were rescued from Dharali, a remote mountainous village in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand state, after ...
Wall of water slams Himalayan village, leaving multiple dead and dozens feared trapped or missing
A surge of flood water tore through a mountainous village in northern India Tuesday, leaving at least four people dead and ...
Flash flood engulfs Indian village, several dead and dozens missing
A flash flood swept through a village in the Himalayas in northern India on Tuesday. At least 50 people are missing and four ...
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Dharali never saw the flash floods coming due to a Himalayan problem—lack of data, no warning systems
Meteorologists are unable to determine whether ‘cloudburst’ or glacial lake outburst caused floods in Uttarkashi’s Dharali.
Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly flash floods kill 4 in northern India
Teams of army and disaster force rescuers were searching for dozens, including at least 11 Indian army soldiers, who are ...
Uttarkashi flash flood: ISRO map shows Dharali barely exists now; river course changed, debris covers 20 hectares
Satellite images from ISRO reveal the extent of the damage caused by a high-magnitude flash flood in Uttarkashi's Dharali and ...
ISRO’s before and after satellite images reveal flash floods destruction in Uttarkashi's Dharali
ISRO satellite images reveal a large debris deposit at confluence of Kheer Gad and Bhagirathi rivers, covering 20 hectares ...
4 dead, 50 missing after flash floods and landslide hit Indian village
The flash floods, triggered by a cloudburst, swept through the village of Dharali, a popular tourist destination dotted with ...
Dharali flash flood: 360 million cubic metres of glacial debris came tumbling down, experts estimate
A devastating flash flood in Dharali village was triggered by a massive collapse of glacial sedimentary deposits, not just ...
Uttarkashi flash floods: Clearing Dharali may take months as debris piles as high as 3-storey buildings
NDRF Commandant Sudesh Kumar Drall said the sheer volume of debris is making the mission extremely challenging.