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The accident in India cost at least 32 lives. Rescuers are still trying to rescue trapped workers from a tunnel.
These satellite images show Uttarakhand in India on February 6-7, 2021, before and after the glacier collapse. Scientists also suspect that a landslide and avalanche are the cause of the dust trail in the upper right corner of the image below.
Photo: Planet Labs (Keystone)
After a serious Flash flood in India the number of victims has risen to at least 32 dead. 165 people were still missing Tuesday night. A giant glacier broke off a mountain in the Himalayas on Sunday morning and fell into a river.
Rescue teams continued to attempt to rescue 35 workers from a 2.5-kilometer tunnel of a damaged power plant in which they were locked. According to authorities, so far the helpers have been able to clear about 100 meters of rubble and stones from the tunnel. “Hundreds of men work day and night,” said a police spokesman for the German press agency. “But the chances of finding her alive decrease with each passing hour.” The rough terrain and cold made things difficult.
Thunderous bodies of water, mud, and debris thunder through the valley, leaving death and devastation behind.
Video: KK (AP)
The incident occurred at an elevation of more than 2,000 meters in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The mass of mud and water damaged two power plants and five bridges; they razed streets and houses. Since the entire glacier moved downstream, people from the lower villages were taken to safety, it was said. Interior Minister Amit Shah said 13 villages are receiving food and medical aid by helicopter.
Some Indian scientists suggest that the flash flood may be related to climate change and melting glaciers, as well as the rapid development of the region. The construction of wider roads and power plants may have endangered the region. There are always accidents in the mountainous landscape.
A man looks into space while searching the disaster fears for relatives. (February 9, 2021)
Photo: Rishabh R. Jain (Keystone)
