Tag: #Glacier
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India fears another flash flood from new Himalayan lake
Tapovan, India, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):A newly formed Himalayan lake raised fears Friday of another flash flood above a disaster-hit valley in northern India, prompting authorities to conduct helicopter surveys and send a team on a 16-hour climb to investigate. Thirty-six people died and 168 are still missing after a barrage of water and debris hurtled…
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Uttarakhand Disaster: Death Toll Hits 26 & Over 170 Missing
In the Uttarakhand disaster, 26 have been declared dead and over 170 remain missing.
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Pakistan condoles over deaths by floods after glacier-burst in Uttarakhand
ISLAMABAD, Feb 07 (APP):Pakistan on Sunday expressed its condolences over the loss of lives caused by the flash floods following a glacier burst in Uttarakhand state of India. Around 150 laborers working on a power project went missing after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli…
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NDMA conducts rescue operation in Chitral after glacial outburst flood
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has concluded Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) rescue operation in Chitral’s Golan Valley. According to a spokesman, seven people were transported to safer places with the help of army helicopters who have been stranded for the past eighteen days. Meanwhile, NDMA has started rescue operation following the land sliding at…
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Iceland students see chilling reality of melting glacier
Vik, Iceland, Nov 10 (AFP/APP) :Icelandic seventh-grader Lilja Einarsdottir is on an unusual field trip with her class: they’re measuring the Solheimajokull glacier to see how much it has shrunk in the past year, witnessing climate change first-hand. “It is very beautiful but at the same time it is very sad to see how much…