Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan
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Mongabay News on MSNIncreased construction in the Himalayas risks more deadly flash floods
On Aug. 5, a flash flood devastated much of the Himalayan village of Dharali in India’s Uttarakhand state. As of Aug. 17, six people were confirmed dead, while 60-70 people remained missing. The primary cause of the flash flood is still unconfirmed,
Sudden, intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in India’s Himalayan regions and Pakistan’s northern areas, which are prone to flash floods and landslides.
India welcomed the Trump–Putin summit in Alaska as a step toward ending the Ukraine war, even as the talks concluded without a breakthrough. Meanwhile, Northern Pakistan has been devastated by flash floods that killed at least 344 people in 48 hours,
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Press Trust of India on MSNRainfall statistics mislead as cloudbursts, flash floods ravage north Himalayan states
A spate of cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides across the Himalayan states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand this monsoon has again laid bare the mountain's risk to short, vi
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Asian News International on MSNFlash floods, landslides block Chandigarh–Manali highway, thousands of tourists stranded
A massive traffic jam brought movement to a standstill at the Mandi–Kullu border, leaving thousands of commuters stranded since midnight of August 16. According to reports, the Chandigarh–Manali National Highway was blocked due to multiple landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall in the region.