Glacier Broke Down
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Swiss village buried as glacier collapse triggers massive landslide, scary videos show devastation
World | May 29, 2025, 11:42 PM ISTA catastrophic landslide triggered by the collapse of Switzerland's Birch Glacier has buried nearly 90% of the Alpine village of Blatten in Valais canton. The village had been evacuated earlier in May due to visible cracks in the glacier. One man remains missing, while no deaths have been reported.
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Uttarakhand Tapovan tunnel disaster: Death toll mounts to 78, one more body recovered
India | Apr 09, 2021, 02:09 PM ISTRescue teams recovered another body from main tunnel at Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project on Thursday.
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Uttarakhand disaster: ISRO satellite images show epicenter of glacier burst
India | Feb 11, 2021, 02:19 PM ISTThe images released by the ISRO show the actual site of the snow avalanche which later triggered catastrophic flash floods in the Rishi Ganga and Dhauli Ganga river catchment areas on Sunday, February 7.
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Wrong to blame development for Chamoli tragedy: Uttarakhand CM TS Rawat
News | Feb 09, 2021, 07:23 PM ISTUttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat in an exclusive interview with IndiaTV talked abou the current rescue mission in Chamoli after glacier burst. During the interview CM Rawat slammed those making development the issue behind this tragedy and said that people making such comments should walk out of their AC rooms and see the reality.
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Explained | Himalayan glaciers sensitive to climate change, rapidly shrinking
India | Feb 09, 2021, 02:38 PM ISTHimalayan glaciers are highly sensitive to climate change and are rapidly shrinking, posing a big threat to the populations that rely on them, according to scientific explanations.
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Toll rises to 31, op to rescue those trapped in Tapovan tunnel underway
India | Feb 09, 2021, 02:58 PM ISTUttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday morning conducted an aerial survey of areas affected due to glacier disaster in Chamoli.
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ISRO said it was not glacier burst in Chamoli: CM Rawat
India | Feb 09, 2021, 07:51 AM ISTUttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said that as per the team of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) there was no glacier burst in Chamoli but rather it was the result of a sudden slide of snow accumulated on top of the mountain.
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: How a phone call saved lives, survivors recall near-death experience
India | Feb 08, 2021, 04:20 PM ISTWhen the news of a glacier burst in Uttarakhand broke on Sunday, people across the country had only prayers on their lips. Those stuck in an underground dark tunnel at Tapovan had lost all hopes for survival. But one phone call changed things around for them.
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: NTPC says Tapovan hydel project partly damaged
India | Feb 08, 2021, 10:15 AM ISTPart of an under-construction hydropower project of state-run power major NTPC has been damaged by the avalanche in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday.
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Uttarakhand: Death toll rises to 26; non-stop rescue continues in Tapovan tunnel | Updates
India | Feb 08, 2021, 08:21 PM ISTUttarakhand Glacier Burst LIVE: The sudden flood in the middle of the day in the Dhauli Ganga, Rishi Ganga and Alaknanda rivers -- all intricately linked tributaries of the Ganga -- triggered widespread panic and large-scale devastation in the high mountain areas. Two power projects -- NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project -- were extensively damaged.
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PM Modi expresses concern over Uttarakhand glacier break; slams Mamata during rally in Bengal
News | Feb 07, 2021, 07:30 PM ISTUttarakhand is facing a disaster. I am in touch with State CM Trivendra Rawat ji, Union Home Minister and NDRF officers. The rescue operations are underway: PM Modi in Haldia, West Bengal