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2013 Northern Indian Floods NASA satellite imagery of Northern India on 17 June, showing rainclouds that led to the disaster Location Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Nepal Sudurpashchim Pradesh Karnali Pradesh Some parts of Tibet Deaths 6,054 Property damage 4,550 villages were affected In June 2013, a mid-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused ...
10 July 2013: Army Engineers start work on a new 20 km route to restore land communication with Kedarnath, which has remained cut off since 16 June. An advance team of four officers and 21 soldiers reach Gomkara on 11 July. The alignment of the new route, which in places is over 13,000 feet, is Sonprayag-Gomkar-Dev Vishnu-Dhungaj Giri-Kedarnath.
As of the 2011 India census, [14] Kedarnath has a population of 830. Males constitute 99% of the population and females 1%. [15] Kedarnath has an average literacy rate of 63%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 36%. Out of total population, 604 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 601 were males while 3 were females. [15]
On June 15, 2013, a cloudburst was reported in Kedarnath and Rambara region of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. Over 1,000 killed to date, it is feared that the death toll may rise to 5,000. Debris is still being cleared and thousands are still missing as of June 30, 2013. It left approximately 84,000 people stranded for several days.
It was about 2 km (1.2 mi) upstream from the town of Kedarnath in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, part of the Mandakini River system. On 17 June 2013, the moraine holding back the waters of the lake gave way and vast quantities of water cascaded down the valley below, causing a catastrophic flash flood. [1]
Peter Yarrow’s cause of death has been revealed.. The Peter, Paul and Mary musician died of bladder cancer, with which he was diagnosed in 2021. Yarrow, 86, died at his home in New York City on ...
The presiding image of Kedarnath in the form of lingam is more triangular in shape with a pedestal 3.6 m (12 ft) in circumference and 3.6 m (12 ft) in height. [17] There is a small pillared hall in front of the temple, that has images of Parvati and of the five Pandava princes.
2013 Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand: 14 June 2013: 6,000+ 10,000+ Raghunath Temple attack, Jammu: 30 March 2002: 11: 20+ Raghunath Temple attack, Jammu: 24 November 2002: 13: 50+ Akshardham Temple attack, Gandhinagar, Gujarat: 24 September 2002: 33: 80+ Ram Janmabhoomi attack, Ayodhya, UP: 5 July 2005: 3+ 5+ Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple attack ...