150 feared dead as Himalayan glacier crashes into dam in northern India

[Mohsin A]

should we celebrate the deaths? Dirty filthy indians were celebrating when our plane crashed-

Bro, it's easy to get carried away and celebrate but let's not drop to their level. We Pakistani's have a heart and shouldn't celebrate the loss of innocent lives where people living their everyday lives vanish in such a tragedy. Maybe this is God's way of giving the leadership a wake up call for all the wrong doing they've been doing over the years.

 

[VkdIndian]

Hoping for the survival of those who are in peril or stuck somewhere. Sad for those who lost their lives or near and dear ones. RIP.
A wake up call for humans to be careful with the nature and take it seriously.

 

[Reichsmarschall]

Terrible news. Rip

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Very sad loss of civilian lives. Hopefully the disaster can be limited.

 

[araz]

should we celebrate the deaths? Dirty filthy indians were celebrating when our plane crashed-

Please dont. These poor people have died gotten hurt due to no fauly of theirs. We are not cruel people who laugh at other's misery.
A

 

[Black.Mamba]

I hope rescue services are able to save the maximum. Such unexpected incidents are always the toughest. Thoughts and prayers for everyone.

Btw any one can provide any resource to this "glacier crash" never heard this term before or is it a dam collapse?

 

[Vanguard One]

A flood of water, mud and debris flows after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India.


Indian authorities launched a search operation Sunday after part of a Himalayan glacier broke, sending a massive flood of water and debris slamming into two dams and damaging a number of homes. At least nine people were killed and 140 were missing.

The flood was caused when a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in the Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand on Sunday morning. A video shared by officials and taken from the side of steep hillside shows a wall of water surging into one of the dams and breaking it into pieces with little resistance before continuing to roar downstream.

The Rishiganga hydropower plant on the Alaknanda River was destroyed, while the Dhauliganga hydropower plant on the Dhauliganga River was damaged, said Vivek Pandey, a spokesman for the paramilitary Indo Tibetan Border Police. Flowing from the Himalayan mountains, both rivers meet before merging with the Ganges River.

A massive flood of water, mud and debris flows at Chamoli District after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, India. (AP)


Pandey said at least 42 workers got trapped inside two tunnels at the Dhauliganga plant. While 12 workers trapped inside one tunnel were rescued, at least 30 others were still stuck inside the other tunnel, he said.

Another 140 workers at the two plants were missing, Pandey said.

Surjeet Singh, a police official, said nine bodies were recovered so far amid intensified rescue operations that went into the night. Authorities installed halogen lights in the area to continue rescue operations.

"Paramilitary forces have gone 150m down in the tunnel to rescue people. The operation is expected to continue until we bring these people out alive," said Pravin Alok, a spokesman for the State Disaster Relief Force.

There were also houses that were damaged in the flooding, said Ravi Bejaria, a government spokesman, though he had no details on the number and whether any of the residents were injured, missing or dead.

Indo Tibetan Border Police personnel arrive for rescue work after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off. (AP)


More than 2000 members of the military, paramilitary groups and police were helping in the rescue operation, Bejaria said. Pandey said soldiers who are experts in mountaineering and rescue operations had been called in.

"The situation is under control and there is no need for panic," he said.

Officials said when the glacier broke it sent water trapped behind it as well as mud and other debris surging down the mountain and into other bodies of water. Many villages were evacuated as authorities issued an advisory urging people living on the banks of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers to move to safer places immediately.

Anjal Prakash, research director and adjunct professor at the Indian School of Business who has contributed to UN-sponsored research on global warming, said that while data on the cause of the disaster in not yet available, "this looks very much like a climate change event as the glaciers are melting due to global warming. The impact of global warming on glacier retreat is well-documented."

Authorities emptied two dams farther down the river to stop the flood waters from reaching towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh, where popular tourist spots on the banks of the Ganges River were shut and all boating activities were stopped.

This photograph provided by Indo Tibetan Border Police shows personnel begin rescue work after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand. (AP)


"It all started sometime around 10 in the morning. We heard a bang, which shook our village," Dinesh Negi, a resident of Raini village, told The Associated Press by phone.

He said they watched from their village high above one of the rivers as the water turned muddy and surged in a torrent.

"We knew something wrong had happened," Negi said. "We could see the fury of the river."
Uttarakhand police chief Ashok Kumar said officials immediately alerted residents living in the area and evacuated them to safer places.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet said he was "constantly monitoring the unfortunate situation." He added: "India stands with Uttarakhand and the nation prays for everyone's safety there."

In 2013, thousands of people were killed in Uttarakhand after heavy rains triggered landslides and floods, washing away thousands of houses and roads and cutting communication links in many parts of the state.

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[Goritoes]

Thoughts and Prayers for the dead ones, and hope that those who are stuck will be rescued soon.

River river please revenge the blood of kashmiri people's

prayers are only for kashmiri people's.
hindu shall be downed in this flood

That is fcking disgusting...

 

[ejaz007]

Dam Collapse, Damaged Bridges, Deaths: Fury of Ganges Causes Mass Devastation in India's Uttarakhand
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It was a warm and sunny Sunday on 7 February in India when news of a severe catastrophe in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand disrupted the weekend stillness. The Nanda Devi glacier by the Dhauliganga River burst near the state’s Chamoli district, causing a major flood. The overflowing river mercilessly washed away everything in its way.
Almost 24 hours after a flood jolted Uttarakhand into high alert, the massive scale of the destruction in the region became clearer on Monday.



First Aerial Footage of Ganges River After Uttarakhand Glacier Smash Emerges Online
Around 170 people from the region are reported missing as of now, while 15 dead bodies have been recovered by rescue teams.

In addition to the Rishi Ganga dam project collapsing due to the floods, five important bridges that connected the mountainous areas of the region to one another are left damaged and virtually unusable.
Surrounded by several mountain peaks, these bridges connected 13 hilly villages, whose residents are totally cut off from the low-lying lands and are surviving on food packets being dropped off from choppers.
The flood has also disrupted all electricity and network towers in the villages, and the residents have nothing left to do but wait for the state and central government to make further decisions regarding their re-location or the restoration of connectivity.



Officers from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were among the first to reach the flood-affected area to charge up rescue operations.
Currently, members of the ITBP are working on clearing up two blocked and damaged tunnels that were part of a power project in Uttarakhand’s Tapovan region.
Vivek Pandey, a spokesperson for the ITBP, told the media that 12 people have been rescued so far from the 900-metre-long tunnel two, while 30 people are still trapped in tunnel one.



Trivendra Singh Rawat, the state chief of Uttarakhand, has been flying over the flood-affected region in a helicopter to monitor the situation.


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'It Was Waiting to Happen': Hindu Monks Blame Dam Construction Activity on Ganges for Flood Tragedy
The 82-kilometre-long Dhauliganga Riveris one of the six source streams of the Ganges River, which is considered the most sacred water source in India, emerging from the mighty Himalayas. After completing its course, the Dhauliganga River flows into the main Ganges with its other tributaries.

While the water level in the Ganges has risen, the flow situation is under control.
Hindu monks, who have been staging fast-unto-death protests against the “unhindered” construction activity on the upper reaches of the Ganges River in the holy state of Uttarakhand, have blamed the glacial burst on the government-backed construction of hydroelectric power projects.

https://sputniknews.com/india/202102081082013558-dam-collapse-damaged-bridges-deaths-fury-of-ganges-causes-mass-devastation-in-indias-uttarakhand/

 

[masterchief_mirza]

River river please revenge the blood of kashmiri people's

prayers are only for kashmiri people's.
hindu shall be downed in this flood

Try to get a grip on reality.

 

[Daghalodi]

Tragic News!

Extremely Sad! Rest in Peace

 

[Cliftonite]

River river please revenge the blood of kashmiri people's

prayers are only for kashmiri people's.
hindu shall be downed in this flood

Wtf is wrong with you?

You northie plain folks take your fetish for Kashmiris to borderline creepy levels. As if the Kashmiris are some mythical elixir without whom Pakistan is incomplete and forlorn.

Have some fcking humanity.

 

[Peace be there]

Tragic News.

 

[Kingslayerr]

should we celebrate the deaths? Dirty filthy indians were celebrating when our plane crashed-

Phir tum may aur un may kia fark reah gaya hai jani.

 

[xyx007]

Modi must have blown up the dam and divert people's attention from the Farmer Protest if they can kill their own 40 CPRF soldiers for an election win. Anything is expected from RSS mindset Modi.
Political and governmental animosity should take its side place but pray for innocent people killed.
Those who do evil have a bad end. India build all these Dams to stop Pakistan Water.Always have mercy on others. May Allah have mercy on you