Uttarakhand Floods

Uttarakhand floods: Five out of six missing trekkers found dead; cumulative toll in disaster climbs to 77

Bodies of five out of six trekkers feared dead on Suderdhunga trek in Bageshwar district were found on Sunday as the cumulative death toll in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand rose to 77

Lessons from the Uttarakhand tragedy: Ecology is the economy of the Himalayas

It’s no one’s argument that development should not happen in the region. That roads and highways should not be built. One just needs to take the ecological concerns into consideration while doing those works

Uttarakhand floods: 52 lives lost, Amit Shah to conduct aerial survey of worst-hit areas today

Three days of incessant rains have left a trail of death and devastation in the state killing 52 people, damaging roads, bridges and railway tracks besides destroying standing crop.

Uttarakhand struggles with rain aftermath as toll climbs to 52, five still missing

Landslides blocked roads and many villages went without electricity as authorities on Wednesday faced the aftermath of the rains that had battered Uttarakhand for over two days

Uttarakhand floods: Easy to point finger at climate change, but humanity is equally to blame

It’s easy to blame climate change and lack of collective global action for increasing intensity and frequency of disasters, but what about the manner in which the region’s topography has been unashamedly smashed in recent years?

Watch: People cross river on half-damaged bridge in Uttarakhand amid gushing waves

The video shows a group of people trying to cross the Amlawa River through a bridge that has been damaged due to heavy rainfall

Uttarakhand disaster: Toll rises to 67 as two more bodies recovered from Tapovan project site

Search operations at the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site have been underway on a war footing for a fortnight since it bore the brunt of an avalanche triggered by a glacier burst over the Rishi Ganga

Uttarakhand floods: Water accumulation inside Tapovan tunnel hampers rescue efforts

It has been 11 days since the calamity struck following the burst of a glacier in Rishiganga, and the hopes of families waiting for their missing kin are also on the wane

SC allows Centre to file response to letter linking Chardham project to Uttarakhand disaster

The strategic 900-km Chardham highway project aims to provide all-weather connectivity to four holy towns Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand floods: Toll rises to 50 as rescuers pull five bodies from Tapovan tunnel, seven at other locations

The agencies involved in the Tapovan rescue work include the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force