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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘My 40-room hotel swept away like a leaf': Uttarkashi hotelier narrates ordeal post Dharali flash flood
When a cloudburst led to flash floods and mudslides led to mudslides in Uttarkashi, Dharali village was one of the worst-hit ...
Uttarkashi flash floods: Anxious families wait for updates from Dharali as rescue efforts continue
Bharat Singh has been trying to contact his family in Dharali for the past 50 hours now. The 52-year-old was at Gaganani, ...
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‘Don’t know if they’re alive’—migrant workers who escaped Dharali flash flood await news of family
Constant stream of helicopters has been ferrying NDRF and SDRF personnel to flash flood-affected areas. By some estimates, ...
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Dharali flash flood: Pushkar Singh Dhami surveys affected areas, meets locals
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted a survey of the affected area, observing the widespread damage ...