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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Rescue operation underway at tunnel in Joshimat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 13 (ANI): Following the glacial burst and flash floods, the rescue operation is still underway on Saturday at the tunnel in Joshimath of Chamoli district.
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Hanging glacier broke off to trigger Uttarakhand flood, say scientists
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 11 (ANI): The Uttarakhand flash flood incident took place after a Himalayan glacier from a remote peak fell into water and triggered the huge flood in the state, claimed scientists who have investigated and studied the incident.
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Sanjay Singh gives zero hour notice in RS over flash flood in Uttarakhand
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday gave a zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss flash floods caused by a glacial burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
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In Uttarakhand village disconnected due to flash floods, woman with newbor
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 10 (ANI): In Raini village here which is disconnected from the rest of the country, a mother of a newborn is extremely worried. She fears for her husband who went missing since the flash floods hit the area on Sunday.
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U'Khand glacier burst: 'Missing' workers found stranded at a village cut o
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 10 (ANI): A group of workers, who were declared as 'missing' as their families could not contact them for 3 days after the flash flood washed away parts of Tapovan here following the glacier burst, were found stranded at a temporary helipad in Raini vi
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Uttarakhand mishap victims bodies drifted to Rudraprayag and Srinagar, rec
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 10 (ANI): Few bodies, which have drifted to Rudraprayag and Srinagar districts due to the Alaknanda river's heavy flow following glacier burst in Uttarakhand, Chamoli Police said on Wednesday.
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Senior citizens stuck in Paing village as floods wash away bridge to Joshi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Joshimath (Uttarakhand) [India], February 9 (ANI): Several senior citizens in Paing village in Chamoli lost connection with other members of their families who had gone to the city when the bridge connecting the city with the village was washed away due to the flash floods after the glaci
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Fiji stops all maritime transport as precautionary measure for tropical de
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Suva [Fiji], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) has directed that all maritime transport ceases from midday Tuesday due to damaging winds caused by tropical depression TD09F which brings heavy rain and flash flooding in low lying areas likely to affect visi
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Our thoughts are with Indian friends, partners: US State Dept spokesperson
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): After a glacial collapse in Uttarakhand resulted in an avalanche and massive flooding, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price expressed condolences to the families and friends of the deceased and expressed hope for a successful rescue effort.
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Power Minister RK Singh visits Tapovan, says re
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Union Power Minister RK Singh visited Chamoli on Monday to review the situation after Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project suffered heavy damage following avalanche and flash floods on Sunday.
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Rahul Gandhi urges to carry out relief work in Uttarakhand without hindran
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday condoled the deaths of people in the Uttarakhand glacier burst and said there should be no hindrance in relief work for few days.
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Cong, CPI-M move adjournment motion notice in LS demanding repeal of farm
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Congress MPs Manish Tewari, Jasbir Gill and Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP AM Ariff on Monday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, demanding repealing of three farm laws in view of farmers' agitation.
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