Cloud Burst

2 Dead, 3 Trapped After Cloud Burst In Uttarakhand's Chamoli

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 20, 2018

Two persons have died and three others have been buried in rubble on a hillside after a cloud burst triggered heavy rains in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, an official said on Friday.

Houses, Shops Swept Away After Cloud Burst In Uttarakhand's Chamoli

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday July 16, 2018

Nearly a dozen houses, ten shops and six vehicles were swept away following a cloud burst in Tharali and Ghat areas of Chamoli district early today, officials said.

3 School Children Washed Away After Flash Floods In J&K's Ramban District

Cities | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Thursday May 12, 2016

Three school children were washed away in Batote area of Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district after heavy rains and cloud burst triggered flash floods in the area on Thursday. Officials said the rescue operations were immediately launched and bodies of two children have been recovered.

Blog: Uttarakhand Floods: The Long Road to Relief and Rehabilitation

Blog | Anoop Nautiyal | Tuesday June 16, 2015

It was two years ago, on June 16-17 that the rain came in droves. Gushing waters, cloud bursts and flash floods at 12,000 feet above sea level wreaked havoc for several hours. Hundreds died within minutes and thousands more lost their lives during the next few days. Homes, bridges and roads simply caved in. This was the scene at Kedarnath, the abo...

Supercomputer 'Bhaskara' Unveiled, to Give Boost to Weather Forecasting

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 2, 2015

Union Minister Harsha Vardhan today dedicated to the nation supercomputer 'Bhaskara', which will help meteorologists in research and weather prediction including effective forecast of tropical cyclone, heavy rainfall and cloud burst events.

Three Killed in Cloudburst in Uttarakhand

India News | Vishnu Varma | Thursday July 31, 2014

Three people were killed and three others are missing after they were hit by a cloud burst in Uttarakhand, a district official said.

Buildings, roads, bridges washed away in Arunachal Pradesh cloud burst

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 12, 2013

Some government and private building including roads and bridges were washed away by flood water after cloud burst in Sebe circle of West Siang district, according to Deputy Speaker of the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Jomde Kena.

Fresh incidents of cloud burst as heavy rains lash Uttarakhand

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2013

Fresh incidents of cloud burst, landslides and house collapses were reported in Uttarakhand after moderate to heavy rains lashed the state.

10 people killed, 19 missing in Uttarakhand flash floods

India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday August 5, 2012

At least 10 people have died and 19 others are missing after torrential rains continued in Uttarakhand today, triggering landslides and flash floods, which destroyed homes. Hundreds of pilgrims have also been stranded with the Chardham Yatra coming to a grinding halt.

Two killed in cloud burst in Kashmir

Srinagar News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 22, 2012

Two persons died when they were hit by cloud bursts at two different places in central Kashmir's Budgam district, police said.

No homes for Ladakh flood victims

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Monday November 22, 2010

After living in tents for over three months, the Ladakh flood victims have started shifting to the new houses, but construction work is not complete just yet and most people are still forced to live in the tents out in the open in the bitter winter cold.There are nearly 160 families from Choglamsar region who have decided to shift into their new ho...

NDTV revisits the ravaged Leh

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Monday September 6, 2010

At Sabu village, completely ravaged by the cloud burst, the 40 year old Yashkin was still shaken by the tragedy even though her house was one of the few that survived.Everything else has been reduced to rubble: schools, houses and monasteries."We can get back everything we lost but not our neighbors, all my neighbors died," said the rueful Yashkin....