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Uttarakhand dam disaster: Race to save people trapped inside India tunnel
BBC NEWS   09 February 2021   India   Uttarakhand  
Up to 35 people are believed to be trapped in the tunnel
<p>Emergency teams are working round the clock to rescue up to 35 people believed to be trapped in a tunnel in northern India.<br />The tunnel was blocked after a huge flood in the state of Uttarakhand on Sunday in which 28 people have been killed, and as ...
Uttarakhand disaster likely caused by landslide, not glacial outburst, satellite images reveal
The Print   08 February 2021   India   Uttarakhand  
A rescue operation is underway after Glacier broke off at Joshimath, in Chamoli on 7 February 2021 | ANI Photo
<p>Coimbatore: International geologists and glaciologists studying satellite imagery say the cause of the Chamoli flooding disaster in Uttarakhand appears to be a landslide and not a glacial outburst as widely believed.<br />The first identification was done ...
Uttarakhand landslide: 179 tourists from Maharashtra still feared stranded
mid-day.com   22 May 2017   India   Uttarakhand  
Rescue work in progress after a landslide near Hathi Parvat ,Vishnuprayag on the Badrinath route, Uttarakhand on Saturday. Hundreds of pilgrims are feared stranded. Pic/PTI
<p>The thousands of pilgrims feared stranded due to a major landslide which took place on Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway on Friday near Vishnuprayag in Uttarakhand included 179 tourists from Maharashtra and the state government is working to ensure their ...
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Uttarakhand: Thousands feared stranded after landslide near Badrinath route
The Indian Express   19 May 2017   India   Uttarakhand  
Uttarakhand: A landslide took place near Vishnuprayag along the Badrinath route.(Source: Google Maps)
<p>At least 15,000 tourists are feared stranded after a landslide near Vishnuprayag on the Badrinath route, according to reports in ANI. District Collector Ashish Joshi said that BRO (Border Roads Organisation) personnel are engaged in clearing the roads and ...
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