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Flash floods after cloudburst hit Himachal, J&K, Uttarakhand: Roads blocked, homes destroyed - photos show devastation

Flash floods and landslides caused widespread havoc across several regions of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and ...

Lake burst behind Uttarakhand flash flood, MHA told

A landslide-induced lake outburst triggered a chain reaction among several small lakes, resulting in a massive flash flood ...
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Landslide-Induced Lake Outburst Triggered Dharali Flash Floods In Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, Says Report

The flood buried half of Dharali village, built on a dried river course, and washed away an Army camp in Harshil. Six people ...
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Increased construction in the Himalayas risks more deadly flash floods

On Aug. 5, a flash flood devastated much of the Himalayan village of Dharali in India’s Uttarakhand state. As of Aug. 17, six ...

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 ...

705 deaths in 10 years: Multiple studies warn of flash floods emerging as major killer in Uttarakhand; climate change, extreme weather rewriting Himalayan hydrology

Uttarakhand faces a deadly pattern of natural disasters. Flash floods and landslides killed hundreds in the last decade. Data ...

Uttarakhand flash floods LIVE updates: 4 dead after twin cloudbursts; 20 rescued so far

At least four people have died, while several others are missing in the tragedy that struck Dharali. Home minister Amit Shah spoke to Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to take stock of ...