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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 ...
Operation Surya Hope was the Indian Army’s Central Command response to the June 2013 North India floods in Uttarakhand. [ 1 ] The Uttarakhand flood was caused by record off-season monsoon rains, cloud burst , floods , flash floods , and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), which were possibly induced by climate change . [ 2 ]
Operation Rahat (Hindi: राहत Rāhat, lit. "Relief") was the name given to the Indian Air Force's rescue operations to evacuate civilians affected by the 2013 North India floods. Thousands of pilgrims in transit in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh were stranded in various valleys. It was one of the largest operations ...
The Kedarnath Temple and the huge rock behind it in the aftermath of the flood On 16 June 2013, at approximately 7:30 P.M., a landslide occurred near the Kedarnath Temple. On 17 June 2013 at approximately 6:40 a.m., water began to rush down from the Chorabari Tal or Gandhi Sarovar, bringing along with its flow, a huge amount of silt, rocks, and ...
Torrential rain is causing heavy damage in northern India, killing at least 10 people and leaving hundreds of pilgrims stranded in the Himalayas, officials said on Thursday. The capital Delhi was ...
Kedarnath was the worst affected area during the 2013 flash floods in North India. The temple complex, surrounding areas, and Kedarnath town suffered extensive damage, but the temple structure did not suffer any major damage, apart from a few cracks on one side of the four walls which was caused by the flowing debris from the higher mountains.
The Kentucky National Guard conducted search and rescue missions along with other activities to offer support during the floods in 2022.
FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) -A firefighter died while trying to rescue trapped residents and several thousand people were forced to leave their homes as heavy rain caused flooding in southern ...