Page 18 - Floods

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Pant to donate match fee for rescue efforts

India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant said that he will donate his match fee for the rescue efforts and would urge more people to help out after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday

Uttarakhand Floods: 4 Hydropower units face damage, other dams on alert

Executives with NTPC Limited said the under construction Tapovan Vishnugad hydro power project (520 Mw) has faced some damages in the mishap

Uttarakhand glacier blast: State CM announces Rs 4 lakh for kin of deceased

Says rescue teams in place, ITBP, doctors, helicopters mobilised to bring people to safety and attend to medical needs. Villages on banks of the Alakananda and Ganga evacuated

Uttarakhand flood: Experts point to rising human intervention in Himalayas

Increasing human intervention in ecologically sensitive Himalayan region is making it more vulnerable to climate change, environment experts said

U'khand flood: Central, state govts working to help victims, says Scindia

Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed grief over the incident of glacier burst in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand

U'khand flood: Was against power projects on Himalayas, says Uma Bharti

Uma Bharti said that when she was a minister she had opposed the idea of having any power projects on the Himalayan mountain range in the state

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Tapovan dam completely washed off, says IAF

Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam was completely washed off following a glacier burst in the Chamoli district, said the Indian Air Force

Australian PM expresses support to India after U'khand glacial collapse

After the devastating flash floods in Uttarakhand following a glacial collapse, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday expressed support to India during the aftermath of the disaster

Boris Johnson expresses solidarity after glacial collapse in Uttarakhand

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed solidarity with India after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, which led to massive flooding in the state

Rishiganga hydro project washed away by glacier burst in Uttarakhand

A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday

Glacial burst in Uttarakhand a grim reminder of 2013 Kedarnath deluge

The massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river triggered by a glacial burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday came as a grim reminder of the Kedarnath deluge of 2013

Uttarakhand glacier burst: ITBP rescues all 16 people trapped in tunnel

Sixteen workers were rescued from a tunnel of Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project after they were trapped there due to flash floods triggered by a glacial burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand

Have assured Uttarakhand CM of all assistance: Jal Shakti minister

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday said that he has spoken to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and assured him of all assistance, after a massive glacial burst led to flash floods in Chamoli district. He said the ministry is keeping an eye on all the possible developments. A glacier has broken off in Uttarakhand & breach of a barrage has been reported. I have spoken to the CM Sh. Trivendra Singh Rawat ji and assured him of all assistance. We are keeping an eye on all possible developments. Praying for everyone's safety!, Shekhawat tweeted. More than 150 labourers working in a power project are feared dead, officials said after a glacier ruptured at Joshimath, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of this ecologically fragile Himalayan region. Homes were swept away as the waters rushed down the mountainside in a raging torrent. An alert was sounded due to fears of damage to .

Nitish asks Uttarakhand CM to enquire about flood situation, offers help

Nitish Kumar on Sunday called his Uttarakhand counterpart Trivendra Singh Rawat over phone and enquired about the flood situation in the northern state, an official release here said.

Uttarakhand floods: 50-100 people missing; 2 bodies recovered, says DGP

An estimated 50-100 personnel working at a power project in Tapovan-Reni area of Uttarakhand are missing following which search and rescue operations have been launched

2020: A year of political turbulence, pandemic, natural calamity for Bengal

West Bengal's political cauldron was on the boil through 2020

India faced 2 of 10 most costly climate disasters, damage worth over $10 bn

India is among the countries that are most vulnerable to the fallouts of climate change, and in 2020 it was hit by several extreme weather events

Indian Navy delivers 15 tonnes of aid to Cambodia for flood relief

As a part of the ongoing Mission Sagar-III, India delivered 15 tonnes of flood relief material to Cambodia

Cylone, floods, controversies: the unwanted guests in Odisha's Covid woes

Apart from the pandemic Odisha also faced the vagaries of nature, as a super cyclone and floods left a trail of destruction in the coastal state

Weak climate resilience leaves 75% Indian districts prone to extreme events

Over 638 million people in India are vulnerable to extreme climatic events that have surged in the last decade